"fighting cock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fighting cocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fighting cock (plural fighting cocks)
  1. A cock that fights in a cockfight. Synonyms: gamecock Derived forms: live like a fighting cock
    Sense id: en-fighting_cock-en-noun-yDHEiDAD
  2. (dated, colloquial) An aggressive man. Tags: colloquial, dated
    Sense id: en-fighting_cock-en-noun-zgjWdtiO

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