cockfight

[ kok-fahyt ]

noun

1. a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

cockfight

/ ˈkɒkˌfaɪt /

noun

1. a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs

Derived Forms

• ˈcockˌfighting, noun

Other Words From

• cockfighting noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockfight¹

First recorded in 1485–95; cock ¹ + fight

Example Sentences

Mike finds the kid running wild, his only attachment the rooster, Macho, he enters in cockfights.

From Washington Post