cockfight

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noun (1)

cock·​fight ˈkäk-ˌfīt 

: a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other

cockfighting

ˈkäk-ˌfī-tiŋ 

adjective or noun

cockfighting

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noun (2)

cock·​fight·​ing ˈkäk-ˌfī-tiŋ 

plural -s

: the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight

also : the patronizing of such matches especially for the purpose of betting on the outcome

addicted to card playing, cockfighting, and drinking

—H. E. Starr

Examples of cockfight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Police arrested 25 people and recovered 52 chickens while breaking up an active cockfight in Delaware County over the weekend. —Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 1 June 2026

The arena in which a cockfight is held is called a cockpit. —Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026

Johnson County sheriff’s deputies arrested twenty-five people and seized roosters from a cockfight in Alvarado on Thanksgiving, according to a statement. —Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025

There were horse races and cockfights and parades of the Washington Militia and other military companies. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1512, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cockfight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

cockfight

noun

cock·​fight ˈkäk-ˌfīt 

: a fight between roosters usually fitted with metal spurs