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cockfighting

cockfighting 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. Also the present participle and gerund of cockfight.

Noun

cockfighting (countable and uncountable, plural cockfightings)

  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.

Also used as

cockfighting is also the present participle and gerund of cockfight.

cockfighting meaning in Telugu, Tagalog and Vietnamese

cockfighting in Telugu

gambling blood sport
కోడిపందెం kōḍipandeṁ

cockfighting in Tagalog

gambling blood sport
sabong

cockfighting in Vietnamese

gambling blood sport
chọi gà, đá gà

Synonyms of cockfighting

Forms of cockfighting

pluralcockfightings
alternative formcock-fighting

Origin of cockfighting

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

Words formed from cockfighting

Questions about cockfighting

What does cockfighting mean?
Cockfighting means 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.
What is cockfighting in Telugu?
Cockfighting in Telugu is కోడిపందెం (kōḍipandeṁ). See Cockfighting meaning in Telugu.
What part of speech is cockfighting?
Cockfighting is a noun.
What is the plural of cockfighting?
The plural of cockfighting is cockfightings.

Words near cockfighting in the dictionary

  1. Cockfield
  2. Cockfields
  3. cockfight
  4. cockfighter
  5. cockfighters
  6. cockfighting
  7. cockfighting pit
  8. cockfightings
  9. cockfights
  10. cockfish
  11. cockfished

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