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gamecock

  (gām'kŏk') pronunciation
n.

A rooster trained for cockfighting.


 
 
WordNet: gamecock
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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


 
Wikipedia: gamecock


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 United States of America, much of Central America, South America and parts of France.

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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Translations: Translations for: Gamecock

Dansk (Danish)
n. - kamphane

Nederlands (Dutch)
kemphaan

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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