What is a match at cockfighting. "My lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a main fought." Thackeray called?
main — A match at cockfighting. "My lord would ride twenty miles . . . to see a main fought." Thackeray. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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