game-cock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [geym kok]
- /geɪm kɒk/
- /ɡeɪm kɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [geym kok]
- /geɪm kɒk/

Definition of game-cock word

noun game-cock a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting. 1

Just one definition for game-cock

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Origin of game-cock

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; game1 + cock1

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Parts of speech for Game-cock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Game-cock

game-cock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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