cockfight

noun

cock·​fight ˈkäk-ˌfīt How to pronounce cockfight (audio)
: a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other
cockfighting adjective or noun

Examples of cockfight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But Devore acknowledged a former district director for his organization who has since resigned was arrested and charged with facilitating a cockfight after authorities in Carter County raided a cockfighting pit with more than 100 people in attendance. CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 California 30 beers, a cockfight, a gun: The untold story of the man who tried to kill Chalino Sanchez Aug. 17, 2023 All three men were shot in the head and chest. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023 In a cockfight, the birds inflict physical trauma on one another, sometimes with metal spurs attached to their legs. Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023 Two victims died after five people were shot during an altercation at a late-night cockfight Friday in Honolulu, police said. CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023 Just last month, police in Hawaii arrested four men at a cockfight in Kealakekua, Hawaii News Now reported. CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023 What is a cockfight? USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023 This is a cockfight! Kin Woo, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, back at Morton’s nightclub, De Roller also helps choreographer Francesca (Monste Triola) rehearse the club’s dancers, dressed in the traditional ceremonial garb of the islands, create a performance piece that seems even more like a cockfight, with real chickens fighting on stage. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1512, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cockfight was in 1512

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“Cockfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockfight. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cockfight

noun
cock·​fight ˈkäk-ˌfīt How to pronounce cockfight (audio)
: a fight between roosters usually fitted with metal spurs

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