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cock⋅fight

[kok-fahyt]
–noun
a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

Origin:
1485–95; cock 1 + fight


cockfighting, noun, adjective
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cock·fight   (kŏk'fīt')   
n.  A fight between gamecocks, often fitted with metal gaffs, that is arranged as a spectacle.
cock'fight'ing adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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