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- Middle English · inherited fromcokfytyng
- English todaycockfighting
From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cockfighting
Today it 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. Full definition →
Middle English cokfytyng