gamecock

[ geym-kok ]

/ ˈgeɪmˌkɒk /

a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting.

Origin of gamecock

First recorded in 1670–80; game¹ + cock¹

His gamecock head bobbed; his comb of hair leaned to one side; he grunted and pushed.

When the Owl Cries |Paul Bartlett
The signature at the bottom of each was the familiar scrawl of Java's gamecock governor.

The Argus Pheasant |John Charles Beecham
Again they succumbed to mirth, and then Joe rose, bristling, and went forward much as a gamecock might step out to do battle.

Then I'll Come Back to You |Larry Evans
There was a kind of gamecock called Cornish Game that was fairly manshaped.

Operation: Outer Space |William Fitzgerald Jenkins

He was a gamecock if ever there was one, but he was in very bad physical shape on the day of the fight.

Theodore Roosevelt |Theodore Roosevelt

gamecock

/ (ˈɡeɪmˌkɒk) /

a cock bred and trained for fighting Also called: fighting cock