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• cock-fighting —    Particularly popular at *Shrovetide, but found at any time of year, either on an ad hoc basis or in specially constructed cock pits which featured a raised circular platform in the centre and tiered benches for spectators. Fighting cocks were… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• cock-fighting — …   Useful english dictionary

• cock-fighting, beat —  Be extremely enjoyable, surprising or exciting …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• Cock ale — Cock ale, popular in 17th and 18th century England, was an ale whose recipe consisted of normal ale brewed inside a container, to which was later added a bag stuffed with a parboiled, skinned and gutted cock, and various fruits and spices.… …   Wikipedia

• cock — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a male bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b a male lobster, crab, or salmon. c = WOODCOCK. 2 Brit. sl. (usu. old cock as a form of address) a friend; a fellow. 3 coarse sl. the penis. 4 Brit. sl. nonsense. Usage: In senses 3, 4… …   Useful english dictionary

• cock|fight|ing — «KOK FY tihng», noun, adjective. –n. fighting by roosters or gamecocks for the entertainment of spectators. –adj. of or having to do with a cockfight or cockfights …   Useful english dictionary

• beat cock-fighting —  1. Be surprising.  2. Be exciting or extremely enjoyable …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• fighting cock — noun a cock bred and trained for fighting • Syn: ↑gamecock • Hypernyms: ↑cock * * * noun : gamecock * * * a gamecock. * * * fighting cock noun 1. A g …   Useful english dictionary

• cock — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fighting COCK + VERB ▪ crow ▪ The cock crowed at dawn. COCK + NOUN ▪ fight …   Collocations dictionary

• cock —   1. Fowl. Moa kāne, ouo; moa mahi (fighting); moa kākala (with sharp spurs). See saying, pūkō.    ♦ Sharp spurs of a fighting cock, kākala, kākala pī ka wai    ♦ To act the part of a cock, momoa, moamoa.    ♦ When the cock s spur is sharp and… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Cock — may refer to: Contents 1 Ornithology 2 Valves 3 Clocks …   Wikipedia