cock throwing

noun

A blood sport in which coksteles are thrown at an immobilised rooster until it is killed.

Meanings

nouncock throwing (countable and uncountable, plural cock throwings)

plural cock throwings · alternative cockthrowing · alternative cock-throwing · alternative throwing at cocks

  1. countablehistoricaluncountableA blood sport in which coksteles are thrown at an immobilised rooster until it is killed.
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