: a contest in which gamecocks usually fitted with metal spurs are pitted against each other
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Men dressed in fake military uniforms opened fire on unarmed spectators at a cockfight in rural Ecuador, killing 12 people and harming several others.
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Footage of the attack in the rural community of La Valencia showed a group of at least five men entering the cockfight ring with automatic rifles and opening fire while people dove for cover, the BBC and CBS reported, citing authorities.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Footage of the attack in the rural community of La Valencia showed a group of at least five men entering the cockfight ring with automatic rifles and opening fire while people dove for cover, the BBC and CBS reported, citing authorities.
—Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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“Cockfight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockfight. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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cockfight
noun
cock·fight
ˈkäk-ˌfīt 
: a fight between roosters usually fitted with metal spurs
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