cockfighting
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cockfighting
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From Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting.
noun cockfightings · cock-fighting
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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.
Similar: alectryomachy, alectoromachy
verb cock-fighting
- present participle and gerund of cockfight
Translations
Every language
noun gambling blood sport
| Español | pelea de gallos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투계 tugye, 닭싸움 dakssaum |
| 日本語 | 闘鶏 tōkei, 蹴合 keai, 鶏合 |
| 中文 | 鬥雞 /斗鸡 dòujī |
| Português | rinha, rinha de galo |
| Français | combat de coqs |
| Deutsch | Hahnenkampf |
| Italiano | combattimento tra galli, combattimento fra galli |
| Русский | петуши́ный бой petušínyj boj, бойцовый петух bojcovyj petux |
| Tiếng Việt | chọi gà, đá gà |
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