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cockfight

[kok-fahyt]
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noun
  1. a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.
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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
  1. a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs
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Derived Formscockfighting, noun
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