cockfighting Syllabification: (cock·fight·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈkäkˌfītiNG/Translate cockfighting | into Italian Definition of cockfighting noun the sport (illegal in certain countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs. Derivatives cockfightPronunciation: /ˈkäkˌfīt/ noun cockfighting in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cockfighting in the British & World English dictionary