cockfight

[ kok-fahyt ]
/ ˈkɒkˌfaɪt /

noun

a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

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Origin of cockfight

First recorded in 1485–95; cock1 + fight

OTHER WORDS FROM cockfight

cock·fight·ing, noun, adjective

Words nearby cockfight

cockeye, cockeye bob, cockeyed, cockeyed bob, cockeysville, cockfight, cockfight chair, cockhorse, cockieleekie, cockiness, cockish
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British Dictionary definitions for cockfight

cockfight
/ (ˈkɒkˌfaɪt) /

noun

a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs

Derived forms of cockfight

cockfighting, noun
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