cockfighting
Americannoun
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He said the area where the school stands also happened to be a place where generations of cock fighting fowl were raised.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2018
Greyhound racing in Australia's most populous state is set to go the way of bear baiting and cock fighting - a sport deemed by authorities simply too distasteful to continue.
From BBC • Jul. 15, 2016
It was the 150-year-old organization's largest ever U.S. case operation for suspected cruelty to companion animals, although larger rescues have been conducted for cock fighting operations, Krause said.
From Reuters • Jan. 30, 2016
"There are mayors who build bullrings or cock fighting rings, but they are independent so I can't do anything about it," Alvarez said.
From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2012
"Well, this beats cock fighting," said the Honourable, as Jim blew out the light and we turned to walk back to the house.
From A Crime of the Under-seas by Boothby, Guy Newell
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