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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: alectryomachy, alectoromachy
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of cockfight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blood sport
History
From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting.
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
