cockfighting
Americannoun
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Anyone found guilty of taking part in cockfighting faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Then Republican senator John McCain labeled the fights "human cockfighting."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Following Reconstruction, Black people staged formal card games and cockfighting events, allowing participants to network while acquiring small but quick bursts of cash as economic opportunity languished.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
Traditional cockfighting is still legal in the Philippines.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
His deportment was remarkably grave and reserved: but his personal tastes were low and frivolous; and most of the time which he could save from public business was spent in racing, cardplaying, and cockfighting.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
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