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- [geym-kok]
- /ˈgeɪmˌkɒk/
- /ˈɡeɪmkɒk/
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- [geym-kok]
- /ˈgeɪmˌkɒk/
Definitions of gamecock word
- noun gamecock a rooster of a fighting breed, or one bred and trained for fighting. 1
- noun gamecock A fighting cock: a rooster used in cockfighting. 1
- noun gamecock fighting cockerel 1
- noun gamecock a cock bred and trained for fighting 0
- noun gamecock a specially bred rooster trained for cockfighting 0
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Origin of gamecock
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; game1 + cock1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gamecock
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gamecock 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gamecock usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with gamecock
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- how to train a gamecock?
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- what is the gamecock score?
- who won the gamecock football game?
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- what channel is the gamecock football game on?
- what channel is the gamecock game on?
- what is a gamecock south carolina?
- who won carolina gamecock game?
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Matching words
- Words starting with g
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