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  • noun Plural form of gamecock.

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Examples

  • Fighting birds have sharpened metal spurs tied to their feet, which the animals, known as gamecocks, use to slash at their opponents in one-on-one bouts until one bird is killed or incapacitated.

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : 2010

  • Fighting birds have sharpened metal spurs tied to their feet, which the animals, known as gamecocks, use to slash at their opponents in one-on-one bouts until one bird is killed or incapacitated.

    www.appeal-democrat.com - News : 2010

  • Jones still raises gamecocks, and he never tires of their ways.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • Jones still raises gamecocks, and he never tires of their ways.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • Jones still raises gamecocks, and he never tires of their ways.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • Jones still raises gamecocks, and he never tires of their ways.

    MY EMPIRE OF DIRT Manny Howard 2010

  • We kill two gamecocks with one shot: assuaging its hunger, and sending a message to the gypsy tribes that they are not welcome here.

    Blood Lite II: Overbite Kevin J. Anderson 2010

  • The unanimous and logical decision was made by the experts on gamecocks to substitute a more sufficient heel to replace the natural one to in fact reduce the amount of time bouts will last.

    Waldo Jaquith - Cockfighters come out of the woodwork. 2007

  • It was said that white males pursued four occupations: "fighting gamecocks, chasing women, drinking liquor and dying."

    The Legacy Of Summerton 2008

  • In times like these, I'm reminded of how lucky I am to live in a state of south Carolina, attend the University of South Carolina, and be a part of Sigma Alpha Epsilon due to the amount of care and help my friends, my family, my friends 'families, my fellow gamecocks and my fraternity brothers have offered and are receiving.

    CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2007 2007

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