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Cockfighting meaning
A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
Synonyms of Cockfighting
Using Cockfighting
- The main meaning on this page is: A gambling blood sport (illegal in most countries) in which two roosters have spikes placed on their feet and are made to fight each other, usually to the death.
- Useful related words include: blood sport.
- In the example corpus, cockfighting often appears in combinations such as: cockfighting is, cockfighting ring, cockfighting in.
Context around Cockfighting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cockfighting
- In this selection, "cockfighting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, illegal, coast, secular, ring, derbies and supporters stand out and add context to how "cockfighting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about a cockfighting derby taking and allusion to cockfighting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cockfighting" sits close to words such as aerobics, afterparty and ahn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cockfighting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cockfighting supporters see it differently. (5 words)
Cockfighting derbies occur routinely somewhere in Hawaii. (7 words)
Rauf has been fond of cockfighting for over 20 years. (10 words)
The move unleashed cautious rejoicing in the island’s cockfighting industry Tuesday night despite concerns that the U.S. territory is trying to override a federal law that President Donald Trump signed a year ago. (35 words)
All forms of gambling, including the gambling within secular cockfighting, were made illegal in 1981 by the Indonesian government, while the religious aspects of cockfighting within Balinese Hinduism remain protected. (30 words)
Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office arrested Curry and others March 12, 2022 after receiving a tip about a cockfighting derby taking place at a Ridgeville residence. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
All forms of gambling, including the gambling within secular cockfighting, were made illegal in 1981 by the Indonesian government, while the religious aspects of cockfighting within Balinese Hinduism remain protected.
Cockfighting derbies occur routinely somewhere in Hawaii.
Cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
Cockfighting supporters see it differently.
Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office arrested Curry and others March 12, 2022 after receiving a tip about a cockfighting derby taking place at a Ridgeville residence.
Despite being illegal, cockfighting and dogfighting are still common across the country.
Four dead roosters, 14 live ones and cockfighting paraphernalia also were seized.
Some likened the logo to a rooster in what appears to be an allusion to cockfighting.
Within Andhra Pradesh, a state on India's south-east coast, cockfighting is common, especially during Sankranti, an important day in the Hindu calendar.
Within Andhra Pradesh, the state located on India's South-East coast, cockfighting is a common occurrence, especially during Sankranti, an important day in the Hindu calendar.
A South Jersey man is headed to prison for his role in a cockfighting ring.
Cockfighting, a practice steeped in history and tradition, has undergone significant transformations with the rise of live streaming technology.
Detectives were notified and an active animal cruelty and cockfighting investigation is underway, officers said.
Police also found a living area for the chickens, spurs with leather straps allegedly used for cockfighting, two pistols and drugs often used on fighting chickens.
Later, the cave system housed everything from dance floors to a mushroom farm to a cockfighting ring to a fallout shelter.
The move unleashed cautious rejoicing in the island’s cockfighting industry Tuesday night despite concerns that the U.S. territory is trying to override a federal law that President Donald Trump signed a year ago.
Police have made several arrests over the last few months and police inspector Courtney Myles said illegal cockfighting breeds even more criminal behavior.
Rauf has been fond of cockfighting for over 20 years.
The Department of Agriculture said it’s “gravely concerned” about cockfighting in Cayman.
They derived the name from a betting system in cockfighting where some of his anglers are also joining.
Common combinations with cockfighting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- cockfighting is 7×
- cockfighting ring 4×
- cockfighting in 4×
- of cockfighting 3×
- about cockfighting 3×
- illegal cockfighting 3×
- in cockfighting 3×
- for cockfighting 3×
- and cockfighting 2×
- to cockfighting 2×