dogfightingn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡfʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡˌfaɪdɪŋ/,

/ˈdɑɡˌfaɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see dog n.¹ and fighting n.

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

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + fighting n. Compare dogfight n. With sense 2 compare dogfight v. 2.

1. A form of blood sport (now illegal in many countries) in which dogs fight each other; (in early use) an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > between specific animals

dogfighting?a1500

dogfighta1656

bear-fighting1812

catfight1824

horse-fight1897

?a1500 Hunting of Hare in H. Weber Metrical Romances (1810) III. 289 (MED) Sum seyd it was a beyr-beytyng, Sum seyd it was a dogg feghttyng.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1670 (1955) III. 549 Cock fighting, Beare, Dog-fighting, Beare & Bull baiting.

1790 M. Dunsford Hist. Mem. Tiverton i. 42 The carelessness of two fellows in a dye-house, more intent on the brutish diversion of dog-fighting than their business.

1845 W. Youatt Dog v. 114 The public dog-pits have now been put down; but the system of dog-fighting, with most of its attendant atrocities, still continues.

1851 G. Borrow Lavengro II. vii. 67 You show..that there are other things worth following besides dog-fighting. You practise rat-catching and badger-baiting as well.

2007 Washington Post 22 Aug. (Home ed.) e8/6 There is an unnerving ruthlessness to the bloodsport of dogfighting.

2. Aerial combat between enemy aircraft at close quarters.

ΚΠ

1927 McClure's Mag. Mar. 81/2 I kept my planes close together and maneuvered all of them back without dogfighting.

1934 V. M. Yeates Winged Victory i. 17 It was too risky to stop and fight... Dog-fighting was an amusement for rather nearer home.

1941 Times 24 Dec. 3 Though much outnumbered, they [sc. the airmen] boldly attack enemy formations, and in ‘dog-fighting’ more than hold their own.

1984 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. a22/2 These [attack planes] are good neither at dogfighting nor ground attack.

2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 18 July b1 In the high G-force world of air-to-air dogfighting..every fighter pilot must pass a high-G-force screening riding in a centrifuge before ever touching an actual fighter aircraft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dogfighting
释义	dogfightingn. Brit. /ˈdɒɡfʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡˌfaɪdɪŋ/, /ˈdɑɡˌfaɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see dog n.¹ and fighting n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, fighting n. Etymology: < dog n.¹ + fighting n. Compare dogfight n. With sense 2 compare dogfight v. 2. 1. A form of blood sport (now illegal in many countries) in which dogs fight each other; (in early use) an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > between specific animals dogfighting?a1500 dogfighta1656 bear-fighting1812 catfight1824 horse-fight1897 ?a1500 Hunting of Hare in H. Weber Metrical Romances (1810) III. 289 (MED) Sum seyd it was a beyr-beytyng, Sum seyd it was a dogg feghttyng. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1670 (1955) III. 549 Cock fighting, Beare, Dog-fighting, Beare & Bull baiting. 1790 M. Dunsford Hist. Mem. Tiverton i. 42 The carelessness of two fellows in a dye-house, more intent on the brutish diversion of dog-fighting than their business. 1845 W. Youatt Dog v. 114 The public dog-pits have now been put down; but the system of dog-fighting, with most of its attendant atrocities, still continues. 1851 G. Borrow Lavengro II. vii. 67 You show..that there are other things worth following besides dog-fighting. You practise rat-catching and badger-baiting as well. 2007 Washington Post 22 Aug. (Home ed.) e8/6 There is an unnerving ruthlessness to the bloodsport of dogfighting. 2. Aerial combat between enemy aircraft at close quarters. ΚΠ 1927 McClure's Mag. Mar. 81/2 I kept my planes close together and maneuvered all of them back without dogfighting. 1934 V. M. Yeates Winged Victory i. 17 It was too risky to stop and fight... Dog-fighting was an amusement for rather nearer home. 1941 Times 24 Dec. 3 Though much outnumbered, they [sc. the airmen] boldly attack enemy formations, and in ‘dog-fighting’ more than hold their own. 1984 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. a22/2 These [attack planes] are good neither at dogfighting nor ground attack. 2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 18 July b1 In the high G-force world of air-to-air dogfighting..every fighter pilot must pass a high-G-force screening riding in a centrifuge before ever touching an actual fighter aircraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1500
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