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.
verb
present participle of cockfight
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
cushioncraft
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
fashionative
fashionistas
fashionistas
noun
plural of fashionista
fetichmonger
fetishmonger
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
forecatching
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
forgathering
forgathering
noun
A gathering together; an assembly.
verb
present participle of forgather
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
fotheringhay
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
frothinesses
fucoxanthine
fucoxanthins
fucoxanthins
noun
plural of fucoxanthin
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
homecrofting
humification
humification
noun
The process of humifying; conversion into humus.
hypofunction
hypofunction
noun
(medicine) Abnormally low function.
ichthyofauna
ichthyofauna
noun
The fish of a particular region
lithifaction
lithifaction
noun
Alternative form of lithification
mothproofing
mothproofing
verb
present participle of mothproof
muttonfishes
muttonfishes
noun
plural of muttonfish
outfangthief
outfangthief
noun
(historical, law, generally, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon all thieves captured within their estates, regardless of their origin.
(historical, law, properly, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves (particularly their own tenants) captured outside their estates and to keep any chattels forfeited upon conviction.
(historical, law, rare, countable) A thief so captured and tried.
overfrighten
overfrighten
verb
(transitive) To frighten excessively.
photofission
photofission
noun
(nuclear physics) Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.
verb
(nuclear physics) To undergo, or cause to undergo, photofission.
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
schonfelsite
sportfishing
sportfishing
noun
fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing