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game-cock
ˈgame-cock [f. game n. + cock n.1] A cock bred and trained for fighting, or of the breed suitable for the sport of cock-fighting.1677 Wycherley Plain Dealer iv. ii, Young lovers, like game-cocks, are made bolder by being kept without light. 1693 Locke Educ. §145 They..managed the Dispute as fiercely... Oxford English Dictionary
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Game Cock (clipper)
The Game Cock was a clipper ship known for its long sailing life of 29 years and 2 months. Its principal route was the New York to San Francisco run. Construction A game cock with neck extended served as the ship's figurehead. Game Cock was considered either a medium or extreme clipper. Its material... wikipedia.org
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The Black Feather
The white feather came to mean cowardice in the days of the cockpit, because a white feather in a game-cock was the sign of a cross-breed in birds, and wikipedia.org
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norril
ˈnorril rare—1. [Survival of narell.] pl. The nostrils (of a game-cock).1832 Johnson Sportsman's Cycl. 146 They have their combs and gills taken off, and are marked in the eyes, norrils, and feet. Oxford English Dictionary
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Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster
Jim, the game-cock: The experienced game-bird that Page borrows from town, leaving five-pounds deposit on him, in the hope that he will beat Bill. wikipedia.org
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jolloped
jolloped, a. Her. (ˈdʒɒləpt) Also jowlopped, ? jellop(p)ed. [f. jollop n.1 + -ed2: cf. dewlapped.] Of a cock, etc., borne as a charge: Having the wattles of a specified tincture different from that of the body and head; = wattled.1610 J. Guillim Heraldry iii. xx. 164 He beareth Gules three Cockes Ar... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ciung Wanara
In his pride, he proclaimed that he will grant any wish to any game-cock owner that could defeat his champion rooster. wikipedia.org
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shake-bag
ˈshake-bag Obs. exc. dial. [f. shake v.] 1. Cock-fighting. (See quots. 1688, 1709). Cf. shackbag 2.1663 State-Scuffle 3 And when two shake-bags are thrown out, To try the Battel yet in doubt, When weary still they wheele about More eager. 1688 Holme Armoury ii. 252/1 A Shake-bag, is a Cock turned ou... Oxford English Dictionary
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dunghill
dunghill, n. (ˈdʌŋhɪl) 1. A heap or hillock of dung or refuse.c 1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 2417 To-delue anon in thi donghel. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. xv. 109 For ypocrysie in latyn is lykned to a dongehul [1393 C. xvii. 265 dounghep]. 1484 Caxton Fables of æsop i. i, As a Cok ones sought his pasture in the ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Hunt the Wren
Of these 30 groups, it was reported that only one had an actual wren on their pole; the others substituting 'a game-cock, rook, or, strange to say, a monster wikipedia.org
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handler
handler (ˈhændlə(r)) [f. handle v. + -er1.] 1. a. One who handles (in lit. and fig. senses: see handle v.1). In Football, One who plays ‘Rugby’.1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. viii. xiii. (1495) 320 Chaungers handlers of syluer. 1540 Coverdale Confut. Standish Wks. (Parker Soc.) II. 429 An unreverent ha... Oxford English Dictionary
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Dawson Film Find
Guiding Light (1913) The Wedding Gown (1913) The Star (1913) Leo the Indian (1913) Up and Down the Ladder (1913) Sketches from Life (1913) Rastus and the Game-Cock wikipedia.org
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tassel
▪ I. tassel, n.1 (ˈtæs(ə)l) Also 5 tasshel, tasselle, 6–9 tassell, 7 tastle, tossell, 8 tossel (also 9 dial.), -il, Sc. taisel. See also tarsel. [a. OF. tasel, tassel clasp (c 1150 in Godef.): cf. It. tassello the collar of a cloak, a label; med.L. tassellus, tacellus: see Du Cange. Referred by Diez... Oxford English Dictionary
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poultry
poultry (ˈpəʊltrɪ) Forms: α. 4–6 pultrie, -ye, 5–6 pultre, -erie, 5–7 pulletrie, -ye, 7 pultry. β. 6 poultrie, -ye, -ee, 7 poultery, powltry, 7–8 poultrey; 6– poultry. γ. Sc. 5–8 powtry, 7 poutry. [ME. pult(e)rie, a. OF. pouletrie (1280 in Godef.), poulleterie, f. poul(l)etier poulter: see -ery 1, a... Oxford English Dictionary
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turn-
turn- the verb-stem in combination with a n., adv., or adj., forming ns. and adjs., in the sense ‘that turns or is turned’, ‘for turning’, in various uses of the verb. The more important compounds are entered as Main words: see turncoat, turnkey, turn-out, turnpike, turnspit, turnstone, etc.; those ... Oxford English Dictionary
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