2. Verb. (third-person singular of dogfight) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dogfights
1. dogfight [v] - See also: dogfight
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dogfights
Literary usage of Dogfights
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1869)
"Two first-class dogfights have come off on Main Street, attracting large and
enthusiastic audiences. The last one ended in a free fight, and the man who ..."
2. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1885)
"... eye marks with evident disapproval the flower-beds that bloom over spots in
the court-yard that in his day were sacred to dogfights and pistol shooting. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"It is said that the police experience no difficulty in stopping dogfights, "
ping-masses," or rows in the lowest taverns; they have but to cry, ..."
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