/dawg"fuyt', dog"-/ , n. , v. , dogfought, dogfighting .
n.
1. a violent fight between dogs.
2. a fight between warring fighter planes.
3. any rough-and-tumble physical battle.
v.t.
4. to engage in a dogfight with.
v.i.
5. to engage in a dogfight.
[ 1650-60; 1915 for def. 2; DOG + FIGHT ]