: a rooster of the domestic chicken trained for fighting
Examples of gamecock in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThis game has all the marking of a chess match style shootout with the gamecock becoming the decisive factor.—Zack Jones, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021 Sir Big Spur the gamecock was missing at South Carolina.—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2020 When a gamecock whose fight ended in a draw came in too badly injured, Rodríguez broke its neck.—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 The gamecock — el gallo fino de pelea — is ubiquitous on the island.—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019
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