cockfighting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cock-fighting | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cockfightings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (31)
ko 닭싸움 (gambling blood sport) · tl sabong (gambling blood sport) · te కోడిపందెం (gambling blood sport) · fr combat de coqs (gambling blood sport) · km លេងជល់មាន់ (gambling blood sport) · bcl bulang (gambling blood sport) · cmn 鬥雞 /斗鸡 (gambling blood sport) · ko 투계 (gambling blood sport) · es pelea de gallos (gambling blood sport) · fi kukkotappelu (gambling blood sport) · gd cogadh-choilleach (gambling blood sport) · ru бойцовый петух (gambling blood sport) · vi chọi gà (gambling blood sport) · vi đá gà (gambling blood sport) · vo higokakomip (gambling blood sport) · it combattimento fra galli (gambling blood sport) · ja 闘鶏 (gambling blood sport) · pt rinha de galo (gambling blood sport) · ja 蹴合 (gambling blood sport) · tet futu manu (gambling blood sport) · tr horoz dövüşü (gambling blood sport) · de Hahnenkampf (gambling blood sport) · sv tuppfäktning (gambling blood sport) · it combattimento tra galli (gambling blood sport) · pam sabung (gambling blood sport) · pt rinha (gambling blood sport) · pl walka kogutów (gambling blood sport) · ru петуши́ный бой (gambling blood sport) · hu kakasviadal (gambling blood sport) · ja 鶏合 (gambling blood sport) · eo batalkoko (gambling blood sport)