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cockfighting

cockfighting

4 8.8
An event where two roosters fight for people to bet on
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒkˌfaɪtɪŋ/
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translation icon : peleas de gallos
  • Many spectators gathered to watch the cockfighting event, excited to place their bets on the competing roosters.
  • the sport of cockfighting

Examples

  • Documentaries often explore the controversial world of cockfighting and its impact on animal welfare.

  • The traditional Latin American "sport" of cockfighting was probably very common, but generally it went unreported due to its illegality.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The man said his name was Junior, and he set off on a tale of his young manhood, of his days traveling the cockfighting circuits.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • On these grounds, the blood sports of bear-baiting, cockfighting, and bare-knuckle prize-fighting stood condemned.

    Academic text (1991)

  • A number of aspects of his speech characterize this individual as a Cuban with little or no formal education, although obviously knowledgeable about the popular sport of cockfighting.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Americans went south in search of alcohol, sex, gambling, and exotic diversions, such as bullfighting, cockfighting, and boxing, that were either illegal or too expensive in the United States (Machado 1982).

    Academic text (1991)

  • After the police raid, several people were arrested for their involvement in illegal cockfighting activities.

Synonyms

cockfight
vscockfighting
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12 8.9

A contest where two roosters fight each other for people to watch

is the organized practice of arranging these fights for sport and gambling

How Cruel

dogfighting
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2 9.3
cockfighting
  • NSFW
4 8.8
bullfighting
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7 6.2

Surface Forms

cockfighting singular
cockfightings plural

Morphology

cockfighting = cockfight (transparent) = cock + fight + ing

The word is transparently built from 'cockfight' plus '-ing', and its meaning is directly recoverable from the meanings of the parts.

Etymology

Cockfighting is simply the parts cock ('rooster' or 'male bird') and fighting ('a fight'), so it literally means roosters fighting each other. So cockfighting refers to the practice of making two roosters fight for sport or for betting.