fighting cockn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪtɪŋ kɒk/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪdɪŋ ˌkɑk/

Forms: see fighting n. and cock n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fighting n., cock n.¹

Etymology: < fighting n. + cock n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier cock's head n. 2 and later cock n.¹ 6.

a. A cockerel or rooster bred and trained for cockfighting; = gamecock n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > cock > fighting cock

fighting cock1538

cock of the game1569

gamecock1634

game fowl1742

game bird1743

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Plectrum, a spurre sette on a fyghtynge cocke, whan he lacked naturall spurres.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 652 Take the stones of a fighting cocke.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans III. xxviii. 142 O! he handled a fighting cock excellently well!

1838 T. Mitchell in Aristophanes Clouds 172 Two fighting-cocks..spurring at each other.

1891 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 Nov. 6/8 Here is the recipe for the food which fighting cocks are given while training. It is called cock bread and is very nutritious and stimulating.

2016 P. Schissel in T. Evens et al. Reflecting on Reflexivity vi. 150 This same thin white athletic tape is used before a Thai cockfight to cover the sharp heel spurs of each fighting cock.

b. figurative. A belligerent, pugnacious, or aggressive person; a person experienced at fighting. Cf. gamecock n. 2.In early use as part of an extended metaphor.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > one who fights > one fond of fighting

cockera1275

fighter1413

fighting cock1546

firedrake1613

fire-eater1792

frampler1820

1546 S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles f. vi^v He began to call for me, to come forth to aunswer him, he termed me to be a fightynge cocke, and he was an other, and one of y^e game, he said I had no spoores.

1641 J. Spencer Disc. Divers Petitions 61 The divel, the strongest striking, the sorest hitting, and the cunningest fighting Cock in the world, who is onely to be wounded with the spurres of faith and piety.

1813 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) X. 569 The Portuguese are now the fighting cocks of the army.

1919 P. Grainger Let. 12 Mar. in All-round Man (1994) 46 All this, & the continual wars that came with Normanism, turned the pacifistic Anglosaxon into a veritable fighting cock.

1979 H. Wilson Final Term v. 95 The CAP issues would have to be settled by those ‘fighting-cocks’, the Ministers of Agriculture.

2. In plural. English regional and Irish English. Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata, or its flower spikes, as used in a children's game in which two players each have a flower spike and take turns striking the opponent's spike, until a seed head is knocked off. Hence also: the game itself. Cf. cock n.¹ 6.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > narrow-leaved plantain

ribwortc1300

lancella1400

ribgrass?a1500

long plantain1526

ribbed grass1770

cock's head1787

jackstraws1795

fighting cocks1807

ripple grass1819

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > others

buckle-pit1532

marrowbone1533

put-pin?1577

primus secundus1584

fox in the hole1585

haltering of Hick's mare1585

muss1591

pushpin1598

Jack-in-the-box1600

a penny in the forehead1602

buckerels1649

bumdockdousse1653

peck-point1653

toro1660

wheelbarrow1740

thread-needle1751

thrush-a-thrush1766

runaway ring?1790

Gregory1801

pick-point1801

fighting cocks1807

runaway knock1813

tit-tat-toe1818

French and English1820

honeypots1821

roly-poly1821

tickle-tail1821

pottle1822

King of Cantland1825

tip-top-castle1834

tile1837

statue1839

chip stone1843

hen and chickens1843

king of the castle1843

King Caesar1849

rap-jacket1870

old witch1881

tick-tack-toe1884

twos and threes1896

last across (the road)1904

step1909

king of the hill1928

Pooh-sticks1928

trick or treat1928

stare-you-out1932

king of the mountain1933

dab cricket1938

Urkey1938

trick-or-treating1941

seven-up1950

squashed tomato1959

slot-racing1965

Pog1993

knights-

1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) II. ii. at Weed Plantago lanceolata. Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-heads, or fighting Cocks.

1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms at Cocks'-heads In West Sussex, boys play with these heads; one holds a stalk in his hand, while another, with a similar stalk, strikes his opponents, and whichever loses the head first is conquered. It is called ‘fighting cocks’.

1899 Hearth & Home 6 July 360/1 This quaint name applies to the waybread plant, the common plantain—the ‘fighting cocks’ of the village children.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 69/2 Fighting cocks, a wild plant: the ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata.

Phrases

to live like fighting cocks: to live and eat well; to live in luxury, to get the best of everything.With reference to fighting cocks being well fed and kept in good condition in preparation for cockfights.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > luxuriate [verb (intransitive)] > live luxuriously

to live wella1375

to live like a lord1532

epicurize1600

to live (or be) in clover1710

to live like fighting cocks1795

1795 G. Brewer Motto I. vii. 87 My messmates were a jolly set, who lived like fighting cocks.

1826 in W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 23 Sept. 799 [They] live like fighting-cocks upon the labour of the rest of the community.

1861 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem III. cliv. 154 It is maintained in opposition, that they lived like fighting-cocks.

1987 J. Elwyn At Fifth Attempt 77 Since we received a Red Cross parcel every week, some eight pounds of good food, we lived like fighting cocks and were all in excellent physical condition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fighting cock
释义	fighting cockn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪtɪŋ kɒk/, U.S. /ˈfaɪdɪŋ ˌkɑk/ Forms: see fighting n. and cock n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fighting n., cock n.¹ Etymology: < fighting n. + cock n.¹ With sense 2 compare earlier cock's head n. 2 and later cock n.¹ 6. 1. a. A cockerel or rooster bred and trained for cockfighting; = gamecock n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > cock > fighting cock fighting cock1538 cock of the game1569 gamecock1634 game fowl1742 game bird1743 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Plectrum, a spurre sette on a fyghtynge cocke, whan he lacked naturall spurres. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 652 Take the stones of a fighting cocke. 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans III. xxviii. 142 O! he handled a fighting cock excellently well! 1838 T. Mitchell in Aristophanes Clouds 172 Two fighting-cocks..spurring at each other. 1891 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 Nov. 6/8 Here is the recipe for the food which fighting cocks are given while training. It is called cock bread and is very nutritious and stimulating. 2016 P. Schissel in T. Evens et al. Reflecting on Reflexivity vi. 150 This same thin white athletic tape is used before a Thai cockfight to cover the sharp heel spurs of each fighting cock. b. figurative. A belligerent, pugnacious, or aggressive person; a person experienced at fighting. Cf. gamecock n. 2.In early use as part of an extended metaphor. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > one who fights > one fond of fighting cockera1275 fighter1413 fighting cock1546 firedrake1613 fire-eater1792 frampler1820 1546 S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles f. vi^v He began to call for me, to come forth to aunswer him, he termed me to be a fightynge cocke, and he was an other, and one of y^e game, he said I had no spoores. 1641 J. Spencer Disc. Divers Petitions 61 The divel, the strongest striking, the sorest hitting, and the cunningest fighting Cock in the world, who is onely to be wounded with the spurres of faith and piety. 1813 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) X. 569 The Portuguese are now the fighting cocks of the army. 1919 P. Grainger Let. 12 Mar. in All-round Man (1994) 46 All this, & the continual wars that came with Normanism, turned the pacifistic Anglosaxon into a veritable fighting cock. 1979 H. Wilson Final Term v. 95 The CAP issues would have to be settled by those ‘fighting-cocks’, the Ministers of Agriculture. 2. In plural. English regional and Irish English. Ribwort plantain, Plantago lanceolata, or its flower spikes, as used in a children's game in which two players each have a flower spike and take turns striking the opponent's spike, until a seed head is knocked off. Hence also: the game itself. Cf. cock n.¹ 6. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Plantaginaceae > [noun] > narrow-leaved plantain ribwortc1300 lancella1400 ribgrass?a1500 long plantain1526 ribbed grass1770 cock's head1787 jackstraws1795 fighting cocks1807 ripple grass1819 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > others buckle-pit1532 marrowbone1533 put-pin?1577 primus secundus1584 fox in the hole1585 haltering of Hick's mare1585 muss1591 pushpin1598 Jack-in-the-box1600 a penny in the forehead1602 buckerels1649 bumdockdousse1653 peck-point1653 toro1660 wheelbarrow1740 thread-needle1751 thrush-a-thrush1766 runaway ring?1790 Gregory1801 pick-point1801 fighting cocks1807 runaway knock1813 tit-tat-toe1818 French and English1820 honeypots1821 roly-poly1821 tickle-tail1821 pottle1822 King of Cantland1825 tip-top-castle1834 tile1837 statue1839 chip stone1843 hen and chickens1843 king of the castle1843 King Caesar1849 rap-jacket1870 old witch1881 tick-tack-toe1884 twos and threes1896 last across (the road)1904 step1909 king of the hill1928 Pooh-sticks1928 trick or treat1928 stare-you-out1932 king of the mountain1933 dab cricket1938 Urkey1938 trick-or-treating1941 seven-up1950 squashed tomato1959 slot-racing1965 Pog1993 knights- 1807 T. Martyn Miller's Gardener's & Botanist's Dict. (rev. ed.) II. ii. at Weed Plantago lanceolata. Ribwort Plantain, Cock's-heads, or fighting Cocks. 1838 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms at Cocks'-heads In West Sussex, boys play with these heads; one holds a stalk in his hand, while another, with a similar stalk, strikes his opponents, and whichever loses the head first is conquered. It is called ‘fighting cocks’. 1899 Hearth & Home 6 July 360/1 This quaint name applies to the waybread plant, the common plantain—the ‘fighting cocks’ of the village children. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 69/2 Fighting cocks, a wild plant: the ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata. Phrases to live like fighting cocks: to live and eat well; to live in luxury, to get the best of everything.With reference to fighting cocks being well fed and kept in good condition in preparation for cockfights. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > luxuriate [verb (intransitive)] > live luxuriously to live wella1375 to live like a lord1532 epicurize1600 to live (or be) in clover1710 to live like fighting cocks1795 1795 G. Brewer Motto I. vii. 87 My messmates were a jolly set, who lived like fighting cocks. 1826 in W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 23 Sept. 799 [They] live like fighting-cocks upon the labour of the rest of the community. 1861 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem III. cliv. 154 It is maintained in opposition, that they lived like fighting-cocks. 1987 J. Elwyn At Fifth Attempt 77 Since we received a Red Cross parcel every week, some eight pounds of good food, we lived like fighting cocks and were all in excellent physical condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1538
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