cockfight

[ kok-fahyt ]

noun

1. a fight between specially bred gamecocks usually fitted with spurs.

cockfight

/ ˈkɒkˌfaɪt /

noun

1. a fight between two gamecocks fitted with sharp metal spurs

Derived Forms

• ˈcockˌfighting, noun

Other Words From

• cockfighting noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cockfight¹

First recorded in 1485–95; cock ¹ + fight

Example Sentences

Another person involved in the cockfights told that source that he and and another individual purchased their fighting roosters from Oklahoma and they were shipped to California by plane.

From Los Angeles Times

One villager insisted to police that he had to remain because the 40 roosters he had bred for cockfights might be stolen if he left.

From Seattle Times

Borge was indicted on 11 felony charges including murder and attempted murder stemming from the April 15 shooting that wounded three other people at the illegal cockfight in a rural and remote neighborhood outside Honolulu.

From Seattle Times

One shooting victim told police there were 100 people at the cockfight, while another told police there were 200.

From Seattle Times

Santamaria is a fourth generation breeder and director of the Cultural Freedom Foundation, a group that supports bullfights, cockfights, rodeos and other traditional events that involve animals.

From Seattle Times