Fighting Cock (Noun)
Meaning
A cock bred and trained for fighting.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The loud and aggressive rooster in the farmyard was clearly a fighting cock.
- Fighting cocks were bred to have sturdy legs and strong sharp spurs for inflicting serious wounds on opponents.
- Raising a fighting cock from a young age requires great skill and knowledge.
- His grandfather used to own a prize fighting cock that was feared in all the surrounding villages.
- Police cracked down on the illicit cockfighting ring that used stolen money to fund their prize fighting cock operation.