cockfight

noun

cock·fight ˈkäk-ˌfīt

: a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other

cockfighting

ˈkäk-ˌfī-tiŋ

adjective or noun

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The United States isn't the only country dealing with cockfights, wrote Wayne Pacelle, founder of the advocacy group Animal Wellness Action. —

Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024 Lee first spies him in the evening street, in the middle of a crowd gawking at a cockfight. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024 Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up enforcement after one of the most serious mass shootings in that state's history happened last year at a cockfight where five people were shot, including two who died. —

CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 But Devore acknowledged a former district director for his organization who has since resigned was arrested and charged with facilitating a cockfight after authorities in Carter County raided a cockfighting pit with more than 100 people in attendance. —

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