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GAMECOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cock bred and trained for fighting

Synonyms:

fighting cock; gamecock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("gamecock" is a kind of...):

cock (adult male bird)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who is a very fierce fighter

Synonyms:

gamecock; hell-kite; hell-rooster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gamecock" is a kind of...):

battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))

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