cockfight

[kok-fahyt]

noun

a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

Origin of cockfight

First recorded in 1485–95; cock¹ + fight

Related formscock·fight·ing, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cockfight

cockfight

noun

a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs

Derived Formscockfighting, noun

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