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Definition of Jungle cock
1. Noun. Male jungle fowl.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jungle Cock
Literary usage of Jungle cock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1849)
"... jungle-cock of the British, is noted for its prowess and resolution, insomuch
that it is anxiously sought after by the cock-fighters in Hindus- tan, ..."
2. Spolia Zeylanica by National Museums of Sri Lanka, National Museums of Ceylon (1908)
"When her own eggs were removed from the jungle hen's nest, they were replaced by
three eggs laid by the domestic hen running with the jungle cock, and these ..."
3. The Mikirs: From the Papers of the Late Edward Stack by Edward Stack, Charles James Lyall (1908)
"And so as they went on they saw a jungle-cock * scratching the ground in a wonderful
... The jungle-cock answered, " I will not leave the road open to you. ..."
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