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   What happens in a cockfight?

   • Recent Examples on the Web In a cockfight, the birds inflict physical trauma on one another, sometimes with metal spurs attached to their legs. Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023 Two victims died after five people were shot during an altercation at a late-night cockfight Friday in Honolulu, police said.

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   What is cockfighting & why is it important?

   • Amateurs, hobbyists, and serious volunteers often find rest and relaxation in various casual interests, which they seek between sessions of serious activity. Cockfighting, the sport of pitting gamecocks to fight and the breeding and training of them for that purpose.

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   Is cockfighting a professional sport?

   • Those who enjoy cockfighting insist that theirs is an amateur—not a professional—sport and that the greatest zest to be obtained from it lies in the many chances to gamble before and throughout a fight. Odds against one bird or the other fluctuate constantly, and it is not uncommon for a great deal of money to be wagered.

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   Would a bullfight be a cockfight between a pair of dinosaurs?

   • It would be a sort of cockfight between a pair of dinosaurs. I speak with a little constituency knowledge of this, as the most famous cockfight in history took place there in 1830. To treat bullfights in the same way as dogfights and cockfights makes no sense whatsoever. In the past, people bet on the outcome of cockfights.

   COCKFIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesicated roosters as the combatants.

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   Mar 14, 2024 · The meaning of COCKFIGHT is a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other.

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   COCKFIGHT meaning: 1. an activity, illegal in many countries, in which people watch as two cocks attack each other and…. Learn more.

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   Meaning of cockfight in English. cockfight. noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɒk.faɪt / us / ˈkɑːk.faɪt / Add to word list. an activity, illegal in many countries, in which people watch as two cocks attack each other and bet on which one will win. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Gambling & bookmaking. a/the bookmaker's phrase. ante. anti-gambling.

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   Apr 5, 2024 · cockfighting, the sport of pitting gamecocks to fight and the breeding and training of them for that purpose. The game fowl is probably the nearest to the Indian red jungle fowl ( Gallus gallus ), from which all domestic chickens are believed to be descended.

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   What does the noun cockfighter mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun cockfighter . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   4 days ago · /ˈkɑkfaɪt/ /ˈkɒkfaɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: cockfights. Definitions of cockfight. noun. a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Cockfight." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/cockfight. Accessed 25 May. 2024. Copy citation.