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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of cockfight form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

alectoromachyalectoromachyalectryomachy

Example

More examples

"Cockfighting is illegal in many countries."

Etymology

From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting.

Related phrases

cockfighting pitblood sport

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