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['kɒkfaɪtɪŋ]noun combats mpl de coqs -
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cockpit ['kɒkpɪt](a) (of plane) cabine f de pilotage, cockpit m; (of racing car) poste m du pilote; (of yacht) cockpit m -
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1 noun∎ to dig a pit creuser un trou∎ to go down the pit descendre dans la mine; (work as miner) travailler à la mine;∎ to work down the pit travailler à la mine(f) Stock Exchange parquet m, corbeille f(g) (usu pl) (at motor-racing track) stand m (de ravitaillement)(h) (in cockfighting) arène f∎ the pit of the stomach le creux de l'estomac;∎ figurative her rejection hit him in the pit of his stomach son rejet lui a fait l'effet d'un coup de poing dans l'estomac∎ in one's pit au pieu∎ the pit l'enfer m∎ his face was pitted with acne son visage était criblé d'acné;∎ meteors have pitted the surface of the moon la lune est criblée de cratères laissés par les météores;∎ a road pitted with potholes une route criblée de nids-de-poule;∎ pitted with rust piqué par la rouille∎ she was pitted against the champion on l'a opposée à la championne;∎ to pit oneself against sb se mesurer à qn;∎ to pit one's wits against sb se mesurer à ou avec qn∎ familiar to be the pits être complètement nul;∎ it's the pits! c'est l'horreur!;∎ this town is the pits cette ville est un vrai trou►► pit bull (terrier) pit bull m;pit pony cheval m de mine;pit prop poteau m ou étau m de mine, étançon m;pit stop (in motor racing) arrêt m au stand;∎ to make a pit stop s'arrêter au stand;
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Cockfighting — Cock fight ing, a. Addicted to cockfighting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockfighting — Cock fight ing, n. The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockfighting — ► NOUN ▪ the sport (illegal in the UK and some other countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. DERIVATIVES cockfight noun … English terms dictionary
cockfighting — See cockfight. * * * Contest in which gamecocks, often fitted with metal spurs, are pitted against each other. Fights are usually to the death. An ancient and widespread sport, cockfighting traditionally involves betting on single matches or a… … Universalium
cockfighting — adjective or noun see cockfight … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockfighting — noun 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 … Wiktionary
cockfighting — n. spectator sport in which gamecocks fight one another until death … English contemporary dictionary
cockfighting — noun the sport (illegal in the UK and some other countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Derivatives cockfight noun … English new terms dictionary
cockfighting — See: cockfight … English dictionary
cockfighting — Hakakā a moa, hākā moa, ho ohākā moa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
cockfighting — noun participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight • Members of this Topic: ↑spar • Hypernyms: ↑blood sport … Useful english dictionary