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A gamecock is a type of rooster
Rooster

A rooster, also called a cock or chanticleer is a male chicken , the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels....
 with physical and behavioral traits derived from breeding for cockfighting
Cockfight

File:Jean leon gerome combat de coqs.jpgA cockfight is a blood sport between two roosters, held in a ring called a cockpit. Cockfighting is now illegal throughout the United States and in most of Europe....
. Gamecocks are usually much more territorial, have less prominent combs
Comb (anatomy)

File:Rooster portrait2.jpgAnatomically, a comb is a fleshy growth, caruncle, or crest on the top of the head of Galliformes birds, most notably Turkey s, pheasants, and domestic chickens....
 and wattles
Wattle (anatomy)

A wattle is a fleshy dewlap or caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds, goats and other animals.File:Rooster portrait2.jpg...
 (which may be removed entirely in a process called dubbing) , and have hard feathering. There are numerous chicken breeds
List of chicken breeds

There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and Selective breeding for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to their offspring....
 which fit the gamecock type, but a gamecock is not in itself a breed. Today, cockfighting, like most blood sport
Blood sport

Bloodsport or blood sport is any sport or entertainment that involves violence against animals.Bloodsport includes coursing or beagling, combat sports such as cockfighting, or other activities....
s, is illegal in most of the world, but exceptions exist.






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A gamecock is a type of rooster
Rooster

A rooster, also called a cock or chanticleer is a male chicken , the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels....
 with physical and behavioral traits derived from breeding for cockfighting
Cockfight

File:Jean leon gerome combat de coqs.jpgA cockfight is a blood sport between two roosters, held in a ring called a cockpit. Cockfighting is now illegal throughout the United States and in most of Europe....
. Gamecocks are usually much more territorial, have less prominent combs
Comb (anatomy)

File:Rooster portrait2.jpgAnatomically, a comb is a fleshy growth, caruncle, or crest on the top of the head of Galliformes birds, most notably Turkey s, pheasants, and domestic chickens....
 and wattles
Wattle (anatomy)

A wattle is a fleshy dewlap or caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds, goats and other animals.File:Rooster portrait2.jpg...
 (which may be removed entirely in a process called dubbing) , and have hard feathering. There are numerous chicken breeds
List of chicken breeds

There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and Selective breeding for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to their offspring....
 which fit the gamecock type, but a gamecock is not in itself a breed. Today, cockfighting, like most blood sport
Blood sport

Bloodsport or blood sport is any sport or entertainment that involves violence against animals.Bloodsport includes coursing or beagling, combat sports such as cockfighting, or other activities....
s, is illegal in most of the world, but exceptions exist. Gamecocks are bred for traits that make them less suitable for barnyard use, and are kept today in the developed world primarily for exhibition
Livestock show

A livestock show is an event where livestock animals are exhibited and judged on certain phenotype breed traits as specified by their respective Breed standard....
 purposes. There are several breeds of chicken, such as the Modern Game
Modern Game

The Modern Game is a breed of a chicken originating in England in the latter half of the 19th century. Purely an Livestock show bird, Modern Game were developed to epitomize the visual appeal of the gamecock....
 and Old English Game
Old English Game

The Old English Game Fowl is a breed of chicken. Pure English Game Fowls are prized among Poultry breeders and thus fetch a high sale price. English Game cocks are known for their aggressive nature and attractive appearance....
, which fit the gamecock type but are not directly used in cockfighting.

Alternate uses

The term is popular as a nickname for many U.S. athletic teams. For example the teams at the University of South Carolina, Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville State University is a state university university serving Northeast Alabama on a campus with 58 buildings in Jacksonville, Alabama, Alabama which is in the Appalachian foothills of northeast Alabama....
 in Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
, Sumter High School (Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina

Sumter is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 39,159 at the United States Census, 2000....
) and Screven High School (Sylvania, Georgia
Sylvania, Georgia

Sylvania is a city in Screven County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Screven County, Georgia....
) use the name. A fighting cock is also the symbol for the UKs Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Also, the male sport teams of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras are named "Gallitos" ("Little Roosters") after gamecocks. "Gamecock" is sometimes used as a nickname for people who are considered fierce fighters. During the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
, General Thomas Sumter
Thomas Sumter

Thomas Sumter was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States. Sumter was born in Virginia in 1734....
 earned the nickname in his battle against the British
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
 forces in South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
.

See also

  • Alectormancy
  • The Gamecock newspaper
    The Gamecock newspaper

    The Daily Gamecock is the daily student newspaper of the University of South Carolina. It primarily serves the main campus of the university in Columbia, South Carolina and regional campuses of the University of South Carolina System in the state of South Carolina....
  • South Carolina Gamecocks
    South Carolina Gamecocks

    The University of South Carolina's 19 varsity sports teams are known as the Gamecocks, and USC is the only Division I school to use this nickname/mascot....
  • Shamo
  • Gamecock Media Group
    Gamecock Media Group

    Gamecock Media Group is a video game publisher based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2007 by video game industry veterans Mike Wilson , Harry Miller, and Rick Stults, original founders of Gathering of Developers....
  • Cocky (mascot)
    Cocky (mascot)

    Cocky is the costumed mascot of the University of South Carolina athletics teams. He represents a cartoon version of a gamecock .The current version of Cocky made his debut at the Homecoming game of 1980....


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