Definition of Gamecocks

1. Noun. (plural of gamecock) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gamecocks

1. gamecock [n] - See also: gamecock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamecocks

game theory
game warden
game with a purpose
gamebag
gamebags
gamebird
gamebirds
gameboard
gameboards
gamebook
gamebooks
gamecard
gamecards
gamecatcher
gamecock
gamecocks (current term)
gamed
gamed the system
gamefic
gamefish
gamefishes
gamefowl
gamefowls
gameful
gamekeeper
gamekeeper's thumb
gamekeepers
gamekeeping
gamelan
gameland

Literary usage of Gamecocks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"gamecocks.—Difficulty of obtaining Information in regard to the Route.—Departure for the Coast.—Party of Indians.—Village of Chemax. ..."

2. A Handbook and Grammar of the Tagalog Language by William Egbert Wheeler MacKinlay (1905)
"... denotes gamecocks of the general color of the hird named. Some words change l[te accent of the root, while others retain the original accent. ..."

3. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1907)
""In the 'Ordinances of good government' of Hurtado Corcuera, in the middle of the seventeenth century, gamecocks were not mentioned. ..."

4. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"gamecocks.—Difficulty of obtaining Information in regard to the Route.—Departure for the Coast.—Party of Indians.—Village of Chemax. ..."

5. A Handbook and Grammar of the Tagalog Language by William Egbert Wheeler MacKinlay (1905)
"... denotes gamecocks of the general color of the hird named. Some words change l[te accent of the root, while others retain the original accent. ..."

6. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803: Explorations by Early Navigators by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, Edward Gaylord Bourne (1907)
""In the 'Ordinances of good government' of Hurtado Corcuera, in the middle of the seventeenth century, gamecocks were not mentioned. ..."

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