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Meanings of cockfight in English

Russian
птичьи бои
Portuguese
briga de galos
Spanish
gallero
Catalan
lluites de galls
Wikidata

Blood sport.

Related terms
птичьи бои
Synonyms
Examples for "gamecocks"
Examples for "gamecocks"
1
I've seed 'em at seventy, an' shufflin' about peart as Marse Clarence's gamecocks.
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2
There were four ungainly, monstrous birds like oversized Cornish Game gamecocks pecking at him.
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3
And Monsieur Leon, perchance you will make a bid, although they are not gamecocks.
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4
Every man, no matter how poor, owns a horse and three or four gamecocks.
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5
The bugles called to each other like brazen gamecocks.
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Usage of cockfight in English
1
Tulare officials are investigating, and no arrests were made at the cockfight.
The Irish Times
2
It's also crude, exploitative and more gleefully gory than your average cockfight.
The Irish Times
3
In another corner of the square, a native cockfight had started.
White Hunter, Black Heart
4
Writer visits Tijuana to see musician Juan Gabriel perform in a cockfight arena.
The new yorker
5
To demur at death at a cockfight would have been hypocritical.
The prince of frogtown
6
Laughter and cheers drifted up from a makeshift ring where a cockfight was taking place.
Sovereign
7
I thought that there'd be a cockfight at first.'
Roma Victrix
8
In the center of that hard-surfaced ring, something like the ultimate cockfight was going on.
The flock
9
Attending a cockfight would be punishable by a fine and up to one year in prison.
Radio NZ
10
She was not speaking of an ordinary cockfight.
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11
The cockfight had been civilized by comparison.
Iron lace
12
It turned into a kind of cockfight.'
Arctic chill
13
Describes filming a cockfight on the street.
The new yorker
14
Staring down at the cockfight, he replies, "You shall tell Julia that she must marry Tiberius."
Daughters of the Nile
15
The cockfight was easy to find.
Iron lace
16
There were limos everywhere, and the press was packed around the red carpet like gamblers at a cockfight.
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