jungle cock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jungle cock
First recorded in 1830–35
Example Sentences
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Presently there was a patter over the dry leaves lying on the ground, and a jungle cock, a bird similar to an English bantam, stalked across the glade twenty yards away.
From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon
They were gone an hour, for the beautiful black-red jungle cock had led them deep into the forest before falling to the gun.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
The soothing silence of the woodland was broken only by the crowing of a jungle cock.
From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon
He raised his gun, and brought down a fine jungle cock, which Merlin, who had accompanied us, instantly ran forward to catch.
From In the Eastern Seas by Kingston, William Henry Giles
The riginal Supervisor did not have the jungle cock or the peacock heal.
From How to Tie Flies by Gregg, Ellery Clark
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