Home › Words › C › cockfightingcockfightingcockfighting 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.EtymologyFrom Middle English cokfytyng, kokkysfythynge; equivalent to cock + fighting.nounA 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.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cockfight 81% match — A contest, in a cockpit, between gamecocks fitted with cockspurs vs cockfighting →cockmatch 75% match — A cockfight. vs cockfighting →cockfighter 74% match — One who engages in a cockfight. vs cockfighting →cocking 69% match — The hunting of gamecocks. vs cockfighting →dogfighting 67% match — A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another. vs cockfighting →cockpit 66% match — A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting. vs cockfighting →gamecock 65% match — A rooster used in cockfighting. vs cockfighting →cocker 64% match — One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting. vs cockfighting →