cockfighting
Americannoun
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Dodgers reliever Edwin Díaz pushes back against allegations linking him to cockfighting in Puerto Rico, saying he didn’t do anything illegal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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
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
Bullbaiting and cockfighting were no more peculiar to this neighbourhood than parson-pelting or woman ducking at Coventry, where the pillory and ducking-stool were in use long after they had been put aside in Birmingham.
From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Thomas T. Harman
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