cockfighting
Americannoun
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Then Republican senator John McCain labeled the fights "human cockfighting."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
A Facebook post by Club Gallistico de Puerto Rico on Dec. 17, 2025, pictures the Ortiz brothers and lists them as participants in a cockfighting event.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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
After then-US Senator John McCain labelled it "human cockfighting" and led a campaign to ban the UFC, its events were consigned to small markets.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024
Main, mān, n. a hand at dice: a match at cockfighting: a banker's shovel for coin.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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