Cockfighting vs Dogfighting - What's the difference?
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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.
A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another
(military, aviation) Close combat between two military aircraft
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Cockfighting is a related term of dogfighting.
As nouns the difference between cockfighting and dogfighting
is that cockfighting is 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 while dogfighting is a blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.As verbs the difference between cockfighting and dogfighting
is that cockfighting is while dogfighting is .cockfighting
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(head)dogfighting
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Alternative forms
* dog fighting * dog-fightingNoun
(-)- Dogfighting is illegal in most countries.
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