Cockfighting
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Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesticated roosters as the combatants. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or entertainme
Cockfight in London, c. 1808
Colonel Mordaunt's cockfight in Lucknow, 1784–1786, by Johann Zoffany
The wantilan, a Balinese pavilion that can be used for cockfighting
In this ancient Roman mosaic, two cocks face off in front of a table displaying the purse for the winner between a caduceus and a palm of victory (National Archaeological Museum of Naples)
Blood sport
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A blood sport or bloodsport is a category of sport or entertainment that involves bloodshed. Common examples of the former include combat sports such as cockfighting and dog fighting, and some forms o
Cockfighting
…Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesticated roosters as the combatants. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport…
A hare caught by two greyhounds
Cockfight