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Word: shufflers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Gamecocks kill each other with thrusts of their legs. There are two types of fighters: the shuffler (who strikes as rapidly as his legs can move) and the single-stroker (who waits for an opening, then knocks out his opponent with a well-placed stab). Some matches are over in five seconds, others last 45 minutes; but a really game cock never quits until he can crow over his dead opponent-or is dead himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Secret Sport | 12/5/1938 | See Source »

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