Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

live like a fighting cock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: live -like a -fight-ing -cock
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Meaning

verb

To enjoy good food regularly.

Etymology

Referring to the diet fed to gamecocks.

Inflected Forms

lives like a fighting cock (present, singular) living like a fighting cock (participle, present) lived like a fighting cock (participle, past) lived like a fighting cock (past)

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What does live like a fighting cock mean?: To enjoy good food regularly.
Where does live like a fighting cock come from?: Referring to the diet fed to gamecocks.

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