cockfight
noun
cock·fight ˈkäk-ˌfīt 
: a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other
cockfighting
ˈkäk-ˌfī-tiŋ
adjective or noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The cockfight between Maverick and Iceman is echoed in the rivalrous posturing of Rooster and the arrogant Hangman (an interestingly Kilmeresque Glen Powell). 
New York Times, 26 May 2022 Making roosters fight one another or profiting from a cockfight are state-jail felonies in Texas. Tom Steele, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021 Jeevan said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organizing the cockfight. Fox News, 2 Mar. 2021 According to police, the rooster involved in last week's incident was among many other roosters prepared for the cockfight betting festival in Lothunur village. Fox News, 2 Mar. 2021 Three were arrested in connection with the cockfight and police are looking for three others. Fox News, 28 Oct. 2020 Ten spectators were cited and released for being present at a cockfight, Justus said. Connor Van Ligten, azcentral, 10 Apr. 2020 Rao was from a village in Andhra Pradesh, a state located in south-eastern India, and frequently attended cockfights in the area. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2020 The prohibition bars hosting and promoting cockfights or using the Postal Service to promote the practice. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 See More
New York Times, 26 May 2022 Making roosters fight one another or profiting from a cockfight are state-jail felonies in Texas. Tom Steele, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2021 Jeevan said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organizing the cockfight. Fox News, 2 Mar. 2021 According to police, the rooster involved in last week's incident was among many other roosters prepared for the cockfight betting festival in Lothunur village. Fox News, 2 Mar. 2021 Three were arrested in connection with the cockfight and police are looking for three others. Fox News, 28 Oct. 2020 Ten spectators were cited and released for being present at a cockfight, Justus said. Connor Van Ligten, azcentral, 10 Apr. 2020 Rao was from a village in Andhra Pradesh, a state located in south-eastern India, and frequently attended cockfights in the area. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 24 Jan. 2020 The prohibition bars hosting and promoting cockfights or using the Postal Service to promote the practice. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1512, in the meaning defined above