A rooster trained for cockfighting.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a cock bred and trained for fighting
Synonym: fighting cock
Meaning #2:
someone who is a very fierce fighter
Synonyms: hell-kite, hell-rooster
A gamecock is a strong, colorful, and territorial type of rooster, or fowl, bred for cockfighting.
Today, cockfighting, like most blood sports, is illegal in most of the developed world.
Exceptions exist, such as several of the
The term is popular as a nickname for many U.S. athletic teams. For example the teams at the University of South Carolina, Jacksonville State University in Alabama, Sumter High School (Sumter, South Carolina) and Screven High School (Sylvania, Georgia) use the name. A fighting cock is also the symbol for the UKs Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Also, the male sport teams of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras are named "Gallitos" ("Little Roosters") after gamecocks.
"Gamecock" is sometimes used as a nickname for people who are considered fierce fighters. During the American Revolution, General Thomas Sumter earned the nickname in his battle against the English forces in South Carolina.
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Français (French)
n. - coq de combat
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kampfhahn
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πετεινός κοκορομαχίας
Italiano (Italian)
gallo da combattimento
Português (Portuguese)
n. - galo (m) de briga
Русский (Russian)
бойцовый петух
Español (Spanish)
n. - gallo de riña/pelea
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stridstupp
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
斗鸡
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鬥雞
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸움닭, 용기 있는 사람
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 闘鶏, シャモ, 勇猛果敢な人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ديك المصارعه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תרנגול-קרב
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