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单词 cockfighting
释义

cockfighting

/ˈkɒkfʌɪtɪŋ /
noun [mass noun]
The sport (illegal in the UK and some other countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other.Like circuses, cockfighting, and greyhound racing, frog jumping promotes the message that animals exist purely to entertain us....
  • It appears morally equivalent to blood sports such as bearbaiting and cockfighting that have been illegal for some two centuries.
  • Despite being illegal in Ireland, the blood sport of cockfighting still takes place in some parts of the country.

Derivatives

cockfight

/ˈkɒkfʌɪt / noun ...
  • There is a whole lot more going on at these cockfights than just the cockfighting, although that in itself is bad enough.
  • You can legally own a gamecock in 18 states and visit a cockfight as a spectator in nine.
  • This festival combines church ceremonies with horse racing, bullfights, cockfights, and a spirited carnival.
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