COCKFIGHT

cockfight

(noun) a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cockfight (plural cockfights)

A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs

Verb

cockfight (third-person singular simple present cockfights, present participle cockfighting, simple past and past participle cockfought)

To participate in (as a rooster), or organize and run (as a gambler or bookie), a cockfighting event.

Source: Wiktionary


Cock"fight`, n.

Definition: A match or contest of gamecocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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