| COCKERS DEFINED |
| COCKERS DEFINED |
| DAWNREST COCKERS DEFINED Revised from the 1989, 1993, 1996 copyrighted Dawnrest limited editions Balentis---A gamecock fight when both are using natural spurs/talons until death Bantam---A small mature pugnacious disposition fowl; banty Bantamweight---A term taken from many years of use with gamecocks to describe a boxer between a flyweight and a junior featherweight Battlecock---A male bird bred and/or trained for fighting Battle Royal---A fight between more than a couple gamecocks at one pitting until only one is standing Bitaw---The training of gamecocks using muffs, balls of leather, soft pads or other material for affixing over spurs to prevent injuries to opponent during training Blinker---A gamecock that is blinded or injured in one eye; blenker Bloody-Heeled---A gamecock with a deadly shot of the spur Bolo---A male breed of gamefowl born with no tail; bola is a female breed of gamefowl born with no tail Boston Roundhead---A common type of gamecock also known as a Black Breasted Red Botana---A knife boot used when tying the Mexican short knife Breed---A certain type of fowl posessing specific defined characteristics distinguishing it from other types Brood Fowl---The fowl used only in breeding for producing hatch; brood cock; brood hen; brood pullet; brood stag Brood Pen---An area used to contain and breed brood fowl Brood Trio---One male cock and two breeding hens for producing hatch Bubblefoot---A condition on the feet of fowl often caused from living on hard ground Claret---A common type of gamecock Cock---A male bird; a rooster over the age of one year Cockalorum---A little cock Cock-Bag---A bag used to transport gamecocks to and from pit, made of linen, wealthy cockers in England used silk or velvet Cockcrow---The early morning or triumphant crow of a cock Cocker---Attender, breeder, director, handler, promoter or supporter of gamecocks or cock fighting Cockerel---A young cock under one year old Cock Fight---The fighting of gamecocks; cock-match; sabong Cock Fighter---One who prepares or arranges cock fights or who regularly attends them Cock Fighting---The recognized sport of battles between fighting cocks usually at a cock pit Cocking---The sport of gamecock fighting; royal pastime Cock of the Game---A fighting cock Cocking Main---A place of large cock fighting shows Cock Pit---A round or square area for the betting, holding, testing and viewing of fighting cocks; game pit; sabungan Conditioning---Individual methods of preparing gamecocks to a proper manner and state of being Coverts---Small feather which overlaps and conceals bottom parts of the main tail and wing feather; tail-coverts; wing-coverts Culling---Permanently removing the inferior fowl to improve the overall flocks quality Cupple---The inability of a gamecock to stand or move resulting from a strike to the neck or back Dehado---The least favored gamecock to win with less bets being placed; wala Dub---To cut off a gamecocks comb and/or wattles; dubbing Dubbed---A gamecock with comb and wattles amputated Dubbing Shears---The manufactured scissors used to remove or trim the comb and/or wattles Ducker---A gamecock named for its style while fighting Dunghill---Mixed or unknown breeding or mongrel fowl, not having defined pugnacious qualities; any cock other than purebred that declines to fight; to die dunghill; to give up the struggle Exhibition Fowl---The fowl used for exhibiting in gamefowl shows, commonly used with Old English fowl Feeder---A gamecock conditioner Gaff---A steel needle pointed spur or artificial spur for covering a spine on a gamecocks leg; gaffet; gaffle; gafflet; gaft; gablock; gavelock; tare Gamecock---A male stag or cock bred and/or trained for fighting Game Fowl---A breed of fancy poultry of a pugnacious disposition kept for fighting or show Game Hen---The pullet or hen from a gamefowl breed Glasher---A prefered gamecock for use in long knife Hackle---The long slender feathers covering neck and saddle; neck-hackle; saddle-hackle Hackle-Feather---Any of the long slender feathers which form the hackle Handler---An expert at preparing cocks and handling them for the actual fights; a setter; setter-to Hatch---To come forth from an egg; the number of young produced from eggs at a setting Heater-Shaped---Triangular Heel---An artificial or natural spur Heeled---A gamecock with gaffs or spurs attached and ready to battle Heeled Stag---A young cock with gaffs or spurs on ready for the pit Heeler---A gamecock with exceptional skill or striking power; an expert at affixing heels on gamecocks Heeling---A gamecock with gaffs or spurs being affixed by the heeler Hen---A female fowl more than one year old Hen-Feathered---A male fowl with plumage resembling a typical female Henny---A male cock with plumage similar to a female; hen-cock; hennies; henny cock Hots---Balls of leather, soft pads or other material for affixing over spurs to prevent injuries to opponent during training; muffs; muffles; boxing gloves; hotts Inbreeding---Continuously mating closely related specimens of the same variety Itim---A Filipino term meaning the color black Keep---The methods and/or written articles followed for conditioning and the gamecock Laced---Feather that is edged with a different shade of color other than the body of feather Leathering---To affix or tie artificial spurs on a gamecocks leg with narrow strips of leather or kid Limpio---A fighting cock who has won without being wounded Line-breeding---Mating closely related specimens of the same variety along prescribed lines Llamado---A most favored cock to win with more bets being placed; meron Long-Knife---A very sharp approximate three inch long-knife tied to left foot for cock fighting Lunged---To puncture or strike the lung with a heel or spur Main---An odd number of matches between the cocks of two persons, whos owner wins the majority of matches of the main; long main, lasting four or more days; short main, lasting one to three days Mat---The carpet, netting or other material covering the floor of a cock pit Miniature Fighting Cock---A type of gamecock smaller than a soda can Molt---The yearly loss of old plumage or feathers causing weakness while acquiring new feathers; molting Muff---The beard of feathers present under the beak on certain gamefowl breeds Muffs---Balls of leather, soft pads or other material, often red, for affixing over spurs to prevent injuries to opponent during training; hots; hotts; muffles; boxing gloves; sparring muffs Naked-Heel---A sharp, pointed, bony spur that grows on a mature cocks leg and is not long or strong enough to be used as a weapon of offence until the cock reaches two years old Naked-Heeled---A gamecock not fitted with gaffs or artificial spurs Neck Hackle---The long slender feathers covering neck and saddle; saddle-hackle Outbreeding---Mating unrelated specimens of the same variety or crossing different strains Outcrossing---Mating of a breed or variety to some other breed or variety Pin-Feather---Immature or young feather Pit---An area for the betting, holding, testing and viewing of fighting cocks; cock pit Pit Aid---A booster, medicine, shot or supplement for enhancing a gamecocks performance; medical kit Pitchfork---An unusually long spur Pitter---The original term for a handler or setter Postiza---A lightweight plastic gaff-like spur used for fast hard hitting to the head Primaries---The main flight feathers in the wing, visible only when the wing is open Pula---A Filipino term meaning the color red Pullet---Female fowl under five months and always less than twelve months old Rattle---The noise a cock makes after receiving a strike to the lungs Red Jungle Fowl---The original fowl from which all fowl is said to have derived Rules---Any of the various guidelines agreed upon for a cock match Rye Neck---A gamecock after a strike that turns neck around or rolls neck backward Saddle---The feathers on a gamecocks back adjacent to the tail Saddle-Feather---The long narrow feathers that hang down from a gamecocks back adjacent to each side of the tail Secondaries---The feathers always visible on the wing when closed Setter---Handler; pitter; setter-to Shakebag---Too large of a gamecock; shake; turn-out Shank---The portion above the foot on the fowls leg Short-Knife---A approximate 3/4 inch to 1 1/2 inch knife placed on the foot for cock fighting Shuffler---A gamecock named for its individual style of fight Shurl---To trim or cut the feathers of the neck-hackle on a gamecock Sickle---A curved steel spur Sickle-Feather---Any of the long shining slender feathers hanging down on each side of a gamecocks tail Side-Hangers---Saddle-feathers Slasher---A large curved steel spur; the approximate three inch long-knife placed on the left foot Sota---A Hawaiian term used to descibe fowl with two different colored legs, eyes or toes Sparring---The gamecocks training while wearing muffs; when a gamecock strikes with his feet Spur---A stiff sharp bone-like spine on a cocks leg; a steel covering for a spine on a gamecocks leg Squirrel-Tail---A hereditary defect used to describe a tail carried vertically or at an acute angle to the back Stag---A male cock under a year old Steel---A metal or aluminum spur Stub---A short bony remains of a natural spur for attaching an artificial spur Table Work---The physical work done to a cock during the keep Talisayin---A Filipino term meaning the color grey, gray Talons---The claws of a gamecock Toppy---A cluster of feathers on the head in certain breeds of fowl; Toppies Trimmed---Prepared for battle or show by trimming hackle, tail and wings Tupada---A cock fight usually held in a remote area without a permit Turn-Out---The original term for too large of a gamecock; shake; shakebag Under Hack---A term used when a cock will not fight because he was started too young or he has dunghill blood Variety---The subdivision of a breed of fowl Walk---An enclosure for exercising gamecocks separately; a place where a gamecock may have liberty without contact from other gamefowl Wal Sa Lugar---A Filipino term for when the gaff is purposely placed improperly for a style or test Wattle---A pendant piece of red flesh attached on each side of the head, below the beak Welsh Main---When a number of cocks of equal weight are shown and fought in pairs until the winner is between the final two survivors of the preceding battles Worm---A medicine or herb is given orally to remove parasites; wormer Wry Tail---A tail hanging or leaning to one side; distorted or twisted to one side as with the wry mouth pit dog, not intended for breeding or exhibition in gamecocks |
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