cock fighting
Illegal poultry combat
Cock fighting is the blood sport of pitting roosters against each other in combat, often to the death.
The birds are typically fitted with sharp metal spurs and fight in a pit while spectators wager on the outcome.
Once common throughout the world, cock fighting is now illegal in most Western countries but persists underground and in regions where it remains culturally entrenched.
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- gamecockBird bred for combat
- spurIncentive or heel device
- pitFruit's hard seed
- arenaVenue for contests
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- old pastimesjousting, chess, backgammon, dice, bowls
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- Court Entertainmentjesters, jester, court jester, court fool, fools
- folk sportshighland games, Highland games, hurling, shinty, Gaelic football
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Observing wild avians recreationally
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