Meanings
verblive like a fighting cock (third-person singular simple present lives like a fighting cock, present participle living like a fighting cock, simple past and past participle lived like a fighting cock)
present singular third person lives like a fighting cock · participle present living like a fighting cock · participle past lived like a fighting cock · past lived like a fighting cock
- simileTo enjoy good food regularly.
Origin
Referring to the diet fed to gamecocks.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
live like a fighting cock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20like%20a%20fighting%20cock
MLA
“live like a fighting cock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20like%20a%20fighting%20cock. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live like a fighting cock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20like%20a%20fighting%20cock.
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