DEFINITIONS

cockfight

[ kok-fahyt ]
/ ˈkɒkˌfaɪt /

noun

a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

Words nearby cockfight

cockeye, cockeye bob, cockeyed, cockeyed bob, cockeysville, cockfight, cockfight chair, cockhorse, cockieleekie, cockiness, cockish

Origin of cockfight

First recorded in 1485–95; cock1 + fight

OTHER WORDS FROM cockfight

cock·fight·ing, noun, adjective
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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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