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cockfight

[ kok-fahyt ]
/ ˈkɒkˌfaɪt /
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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

cockfighting, noun, adjective

Words nearby cockfight

cockeye bob, cockeyed, cockeyed bob, Cockeysville, cock feather, 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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