: a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other
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What emerged from the shoot was a rich trove of quotidian snapshots—of boat rides, car treks, markets, a cockfight, a karaoke performance, a mah–jongg game—that subsequently informed, and were eventually grafted onto, Edward and Molly’s story.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
There are a few joking references to a cockfight, which kids may have questions about.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
California Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Jan. 17, 2025
Thirty-three spectators at the cockfight were detained and about 250 roosters were discovered, along with a fighting ring, a scoreboard and steel talons, according to officials.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Instead, as the pair locks eyes across a crowd gawking at a cockfight in the evening street, a palpable tension is achieved through the pair’s disparate looks.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
There are a few joking references to a cockfight, which kids may have questions about.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
California Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Jan. 17, 2025
Thirty-three spectators at the cockfight were detained and about 250 roosters were discovered, along with a fighting ring, a scoreboard and steel talons, according to officials.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Instead, as the pair locks eyes across a crowd gawking at a cockfight in the evening street, a palpable tension is achieved through the pair’s disparate looks.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Cockfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockfight. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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cockfight
noun
cock·fight
ˈkäk-ˌfīt 
: a fight between roosters usually fitted with metal spurs
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