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cockfight

[ kok-fahyt ]

noun

  1. a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

cockfight

/ ˈkɒkˌfaɪt /

noun

  1. a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs

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Derived Forms

  • ˈcockˌfighting, noun

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Other Words From

  • cockfighting noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cockfight1

First recorded in 1485–95; cock 1 + fight

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Example Sentences

Mike finds the kid running wild, his only attachment the rooster, Macho, he enters in cockfights.

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