COCKFIGHTING

cockfighting

(noun) participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cockfighting (countable and uncountable, plural cockfightings)

A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.

Synonyms

• alectoromachy

Verb

cockfighting

present participle of cockfight

Anagrams

• fighting cock

Source: Wiktionary


Cock"fight`ing, n.

Definition: The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight.

Cock"fight`ing, a.

Definition: Addicted to cockfighting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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