| 单词 | cockfight |
| 例句 | His nights on the town, his cockfights, his gambling, his violent tantrums, and, above all, his bad habit of tumbling girls in the wheatfields were a thing of the past. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave a scrupulous accounting to his brother and very soon plunged back into the routine of cockfights. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z There be a lot more action at a cockfight than there is with rolling dice. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t need to stick around for the cockfight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In the yard nearby another cockfight had begun. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He sat outside of the cockfights every day, listening as though it were a kind of music, shooing away his wife with spells that never worked. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z People was laying down money for a cockfight that was about to start. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If you’ve never been to a cockfight, it's not a pretty show. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Heralds cried his name and deeds for all to hear, and the noble knights and highborn ladies cheered as lustily as cutthroats at a cockfight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z One day we are playing street crickets: it is like cockfights, small-scale. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The cockfights, instituted by the mayor himself, were suspended. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The only amusement then was castrating pigs and bulls, cockfights, hopscotch, and the incredible tales of old Pedro Garcia, may he rest in peace. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Why cockfighting persists Topics: I was 6 years old when I saw my first cockfight. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z Then three different scenes of combat alternate repeatedly: a bullfight and a cockfight -– both gruesome — and a masked and acrobatic wrestling match. ArtsBeat: After a Flap, a Work Draws Attention 2010-12-09T20:09:00Z But the movie strongly implies that their feud was also a macho cockfight that began at a high-level meeting at which he offended Mr. Putin by bringing up corruption in the Kremlin. | 'Khodorkovsky': Mikhail Khodorkovsky Documentary - Review 2011-11-29T22:44:05Z His hobbies included gambling on cockfights, consuming opium and dishonouring women. The Alamo: a cannon that fails to fire 2012-11-08T11:37:47Z Apparently, city folk also watch cockfights and football, both of which are bad. Dictator-lit: Gaddafi's surreal gibberish 2010-03-24T12:46:00Z “It’s going to be like a cockfight between you two and you have to kill him.” Animation: Five awards-contending directors take us behind the lines 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Last May, Dayton, Texas, authorities broke up what appeared to be a children’s birthday party complete with a water slide and cupcakes, only to find a cockfight in the back. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z Driven by his own troubled past, Houston is the only man who can take on Santa Anna, a man so villainous he engages in cockfights, with birds fed on his own blood. 'Texas Rising' an exciting charge through the Texas Revolution 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z I told them I was going to a cockfight as soon as I could. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z And it’s not only gambling that takes place at a well-attended cockfight. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z Cockfighting is legal in Puerto Rico, where we shot, and there's this place where they hold cockfights. Q&A: Danny McBride of HBO's 'Eastbound & Down' 2010-09-24T08:20:00Z Brockmire then disappeared into an alcoholic downward spiral, calling cockfights in Asia and starring in a Filipino rip-off of “Hart to Hart,” among other things, as he scrabbled through the dregs of his sanity. There is joy in Morristown: Salon talks to Hank Azaria, star of “Brockmire” 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z But the movie strongly implies that their feud was also a macho cockfight that began at a high-level meeting at which he offended Putin by bringing up corruption in the Kremlin. 'Khodorkovsky': a Russian oligarch thrown into a Siberian prison 2012-03-22T20:05:05Z What’s so bad about raising a rooster to fight to the death, especially when the ones found still alive at busted cockfights are often euthanized anyway? Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z Subjects included cockfights, village shacks and fisherman, as well as portraits, self-portraits and tributes to other artists, from Gauguin to Giacometti to the Cuban painter Wilfredo Lam. The Week Ahead: June 6 ? 12 2010-06-03T21:26:00Z Native American warriors gallop and whoop; Mexican soldiers and generals enjoy cockfights, executions and all things vile. Review: ‘Texas Rising,’ a Mini-Series on Alamo Aftermath With Dialogue to Forget 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z For relaxation, Rudd swigs bourbon and patronizes cage fights, those brutal, no-holds-barred martial arts “entertainments” that critics have likened to human cockfights. John Grisham’s terrific new thriller, ‘Rogue Lawyer’ 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z He’s a stocky, powerful-looking man who attends church regularly and is gentle with his kids, but that long-ago cockfight at Uncle Larry’s? Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z Occasionally a rooster appeared, an escapee from a cockfight at the end of the block. Modern Love: Sex on the Run? No, We Parked 2010-10-07T23:44:00Z Squaring up for a light-hearted cockfight with the admiral on his column, Fritsch's sculpture is a strutting Napoleon giving Nelson the bird. Fourth plinth: Katharina Fritsch's cockerel gives Nelson the bird 2013-07-25T16:24:59Z One villager insisted to police that he had to remain because the 40 roosters he had bred for cockfights might be stolen if he left. Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines’ most active volcano erupts 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Borge was indicted on 11 felony charges including murder and attempted murder stemming from the April 15 shooting that wounded three other people at the illegal cockfight in a rural and remote neighborhood outside Honolulu. Suspect in fatal Hawaii cockfight shooting pleads not guilty 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Honolulu police were dispatched to a rural neighborhood in Waianae following a report of shots fired shortly after midnight Saturday at a cockfight. Argument at large Hawaii cockfight led to deadly shooting 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Santamaria is a fourth generation breeder and director of the Cultural Freedom Foundation, a group that supports bullfights, cockfights, rodeos and other traditional events that involve animals. Bullfighting ban faces critical legislative vote in Colombia 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z This film tells the story of 14-year-old Omid, who plays football and watches cockfights before his hometown of Abadan is obliterated by Iraqi forces. Banned Iranian filmmaker portrays her version of Iran-Iraq war 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “I’ve never met one that didn’t love those cockfights,” Jack said. Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Raised on cockfights and machismo, he progresses through a confusing and amusing mix of identities and micro-cultures; consider this a memoir as millennial queer culture travelogue. The 15 best nonfiction books for fans of advice, memoirs and histories 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z One shooting victim told police there were 100 people at the cockfight, while another told police there were 200. Argument at large Hawaii cockfight led to deadly shooting 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The First Continental Congress banned all four activities—horse races, cockfights, the theater, and elaborate funerals—and entrusted the Continental Association with enforcement. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z There were horse races and cockfights and parades of the militia and other military companies. Reagan’s July Fourth advice vital in time of dissatisfaction 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Other breeders in Sy’s videos describe even closer ties to cockfights abroad, sometimes recounting their birds’ victories in international derbies. Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Personally, having seen a real cockfight or two, watching either grows pointless with repeated viewing. Biden and Putin kick off Christmas season with "useful meeting" — while Trump plays Grinch 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z This is likely because the ornamental species “were initially domesticated for fighting, similar to cockfights,” Ms. Kwon said. The 1,000-Year Secret That Made Betta Fish Beautiful 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z “Sunday Laws” prohibited “noisy amusements” such as bullfights, cockfights, and other cultural gatherings common to Hispanic communities at the time. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Deputies with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday to a reported cockfight at a residence in Noble, about 25 miles south of downtown Oklahoma City. Oklahoma alleged cockfighting ring busted, 34 roosters seized: report 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Jeevan said police filed a case and were looking for over a dozen people involved in organizing the cockfight. Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Those involved in the event face charges of manslaughter, illegal betting and hosting a cockfight, the AFP news agency reports. Indian man killed by his own rooster during cockfight 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The bill establishes a mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 when such offense involves a cockfight attended by spectators. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z A Philippine police officer has been killed by a rooster during a raid on an illegal cockfight in the province of Northern Samar. Police officer raiding illegal cockfight gets killed by rooster 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z So on Sunday he gathered with friends at a hillside home in his village of Munchique, where about 20 people were drinking and staging cockfights. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The cockfights are often held under the watch of powerful, local politicians and involve large sums of betting money. Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z According to CNN, the owner was taking his rooster to a cockfight when the incident occurred. Indian man killed by his own rooster during cockfight 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z So on Sunday he gathered with friends at a hillside home in his village of Munchique, where about 20 people were drinking and staging cockfights. Wave of massacres signals new chapter in Colombia’s conflict 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z “It’s a social event for many people. For people who grew up on farms, it doesn’t seem like cruelty,” said a spectator arrested at a cockfight near Chattanooga. Editorial Roundup: Tennessee 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z When I left late Sunday afternoon I thought, I haven't had this much fun in northeast Georgia since I covered that cockfight raid with the state Bureau of Investigation not far from here in 1966. First Impressions: Tom Brokaw visits the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z 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. Rooster kills Indian man during banned cockfight 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z “Also, I despise the media and their single minded focus on making every debate a cockfight,” he tweeted. Bill Maher roasts Democratic presidential field: ‘What’s the emoji for Losers?’ 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z South African photographer Andrew Tshabangu captures the moment before a cockfight starts in the neighbourhood of Saint Denis on Reunion Island, which is part of France. Colonial food, cock fights and crowded buses 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Cockfighting grew so popular it even prompted a Roman Catholic bishop in 1750 to prohibit cockfights at certain times because church attendance had dropped, Llanes says. Puerto Rico cockfighters go to ring in federal ban defiance 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z When they arrived, Waller said officers found ongoing cockfights in two pens, with 46 entrants in the tournament. Hundreds may face arrest after Georgia cockfighting bust 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z But the document does not assert that any cockfights took place on the property or that any of the chickens were sold to cockfighters. This Md. county — known for its lawyers, lobbyists and scientists — was also home to a breeding operation for cockfighting, police allege 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z “We are not opposed to modifying cockfights. There is certainly always room to better the culture.” The Last Days of Legal Cockfighting in Puerto Rico 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z After climbing a narrow path, we arrive at the cockfight near the village of Koppaka in the district of West Godavari. Inside India’s ‘Super Bowl’ of cockfighting, where the roosters wear razors 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z In 2011, police arrested about 100 people at a cockfight held in the same spot. Spanish police arrest 182 people in raid on illegal cockfight 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z If the law is changed, those who sponsor or exhibit birds in a cockfight face a fine and a maximum prison term of five years. Guam governor-elect wants cockfighting to remain legal 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The practice, Rorke wrote in court papers, is done “to prevent injury during a cockfight, as a comb/wattle will bleed profusely when cut.” This Md. county — known for its lawyers, lobbyists and scientists — was also home to a breeding operation for cockfighting, police allege 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The prohibition bars hosting and promoting cockfights or using the Postal Service to promote the practice. The Last Days of Legal Cockfighting in Puerto Rico 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z After leaving the first cockfight, we drive to the village of Telaprolu in a nearby district where another event is well underway. Inside India’s ‘Super Bowl’ of cockfighting, where the roosters wear razors 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z In October 2010, Puerto Rico legislators voted in favor of a resolution to protect cockfights, stating they are an integral part of the island's folklore and patrimony. Congress moves to ban cockfighting in US territories 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Attending a cockfight would be punishable by a fine and up to one year in prison. Guam governor-elect wants cockfighting to remain legal 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z In the garage, Rorke said, officers found several issues of the cockfighting magazines Gamecock and Grit and Steel, trophies from cockfighting competitions and VHS tapes of cockfights, according to court records. This Md. county — known for its lawyers, lobbyists and scientists — was also home to a breeding operation for cockfighting, police allege 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Owning gamecocks and attending cockfights were already illegal before last year’s farm bill — even if those restrictions do not seem to have been much enforced. The Last Days of Legal Cockfighting in Puerto Rico 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Once Trump insulted Brennan’s integrity, as he did after he won the presidency, these two were going to end up in a cockfight. Opinion | Trump just took us another step closer to the abyss 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Gambling commission agents made the bust Saturday at a south Kitsap home after a multiyear investigation that included surveillance of cockfights on three occasions earlier this year. 2 men charged in alleged Kitsap County cockfighting ring 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Bringing a child younger than 16 to a cockfight would be punishable by a fine and up to three years in prison. Guam governor-elect wants cockfighting to remain legal 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z Officials discovered signs of cockfighting during a barn inspection, including the birds, gloves used during fights and a bag of medication commonly used in cockfights. MSPCA: Roosters trained for fighting must be euthanized 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Animal control officers discovered signs of cockfighting during a barn inspection, including a large number of roosters, gloves used during fights and a bag of medication commonly used to cockfight. Almost 400 birds seized in alleged cockfighting operation 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z An 1898 article refers to a possible tenant as running cockfights. Chef, foundation to launch historic preservation project 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Reduce the whole concept to something like cockfights in dark, remote barns for depraved afficionados? At the Heart of a Vast Doping Network, an Alias 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The Texarkana Gazette reported that several agencies raided a cockfight near De Queen March 17, tracking down an operation that moved every weekend. Arkansas jail housing 200 roosters as cockfighting evidence 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Sevier County Sheriff Robert Gentry says authorities were tipped off that a cockfight would be held at that location, and officers from multiple law enforcement agencies participated in the raid. More than 100 people detained in Arkansas cockfighting raid 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Sevier County Sheriff Robert Gentry says authorities were tipped off that a cockfight would be held at that location, and officers from multiple law enforcement agencies participated in the raid. More than 100 people detained in Arkansas cockfighting raid 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z A philosophizing rooster engaged in a nerve-rattling cockfight: Surely, this is the weekend’s only opportunity to see that. The 99-Seat Beat: Justin Tanner weathers a storm, a play at the Santa Monica Pier carousel and more 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The state prosecutor’s office says in a statement that several masked attackers fired at people gathered at the “Santa Maria” cockfight club late Saturday off a highway on the southern edge of Chihuahua city. Gunmen kill 6, wound 14 at cockfight club in northern Mexico 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z But a police spokesman says it didn’t appear the cockfights were being staged at the home. Birds seized from man suspected in cockfighting operation 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z “Not many. And I’ve never won. It’s a sad little cockfight they arrange because they have no talent themselves.” “It’s a Summer Day” 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Several dead roosters also were found, along with equipment used during cockfights. Missouri high court strikes down special requirements for Ferguson 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z The cockfights were so important to the Balinese, that when the Indonesian government declared the practice illegal, people ignored the law and risked arrest and hefty fines. The meaning of life in a world without work 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z Officers say they entered El Cacique Social Club on Saturday night and observed a large crowd participating in a cockfight. 2 arrested, 45 roosters seized at Newark social club 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The people who were detained were charged with participating in an illegal cockfight and resisting or delaying a peace officer. Police bust Santa Maria cockfighting ring 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Year after year, members of the state General Assembly have blocked efforts to make participating in a cockfight in Tennessee a felony. Tennessee editorial roundup 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Police on Friday went to a home on Chandler Street for reports that people were gambling on cockfights. Police arrest 24 people for alleged cockfighting ring 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z For the Balinese, cockfights were “deep play” – a made-up game that is invested with so much meaning that it becomes reality. The meaning of life in a world without work 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z “Well,” Mr. Bush replied at their meeting early this year, “good thing you weren’t on the way to a cockfight.” Hear the One About Jeb Bush’s Humor? You Have to Listen Closely 2015-12-25T05:00:00Z The suspects face misdemeanor charges of being a spectator at a cockfight. Amarillo police break up cockfighting site, dozen arrests 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Each animal seems to sense its destiny A few weeks earlier, I had seen my first cockfight. Cockfights in the edgelands: the man who walked Mexico City's perimeter 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Those with tickets to a bare-knuckle, cockfight massacre of an innocent were cheated. Jeremy Corbyn puts voters' questions to David Cameron at PMQs - Politics live 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Ultimately, the ideal of making beautiful music together looks more like a petty cockfight between two singular, raging egos. ‘Whiplash’ movie review: For J.K. Simmons, a triumph of musical terror Today there’s news that a Walmart store in Mexico hosted a cockfight to promote soda. Yes, Roosters Fought Inside a Walmart. No, Walmart Says, It Wasn't a Cockfight 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z “They aren’t against bullfights, cockfights, horse races. It’s an attack against the Mexican circus.” Worry Under the Big Top as Mexico City Moves to Ban Circus Animals 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z One imagines a clandestine cockfight, the betting, the men with sombreros, the roosters with their cruel metal knives tied to their spurs as something nocturnal, fuelled by tequila and gambling. Cockfights in the edgelands: the man who walked Mexico City's perimeter 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Those with tickets to a bare-knuckle, cockfight massacre of an innocent were cheated. Jeremy Corbyn puts voters' questions to David Cameron at PMQs - Politics live 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Bevin said that he’s never “been to a cockfight” and doesn’t “condone cockfighting,” but argued that it’s nonetheless a long and storied American tradition: Tea Party candidate Matt Bevin: The Founding Fathers were “very involved” in cockfighting and dogfighting 2014-04-04T15:50:00Z The authorities said birds from the farm were taken to Queens, where five people were arrested on Saturday in a raid on a late-night cockfight. Man Arrested in Florida in New York Cockfighting Case 2014-02-13T02:52:41Z Investigators broke up a late-night cockfight in the basement of a shop as part of the crackdown, officials say. NY police break up cockfighting ring 2014-02-10T09:11:36Z Only later when I came to the site of the cockfight did I realisee that the teenager in the tree had been a lookout. Cockfights in the edgelands: the man who walked Mexico City's perimeter 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The criminal complaint against three of the suspects said cockfights were held in the Jamaica Avenue basement twice a month. Cockfighting Crackdown Brings More Than 70 Arrests 2014-02-09T22:50:51Z Sports competitions - including wrestling, horse racing, a local version of polo, tug-of-war and cockfights - are a centuries-old way of marking festive occasions in Central Asia. Subway barbells for President's Day 2013-11-27T15:21:16Z Henley Street April 20, 1615 Teaching was forgotten at Fair time, good food, acrobats, cockfights, gambling—there was something to keep us spellbound spelling laughter! Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Wait till we have time and some quiet place, and he'll show you as good a cockfight as ever you saw. Where There is Nothing Being Volume I of Plays for an Irish Theatre 2011-12-21T03:00:25.100Z Portraits of important British and Indian politicians of the day, like Warren Hastings and Asaf-ud-Daula, as well as festive cockfights including people from both cultures, are similarly coded in the language of British colonial rule. | Connecticut: At Yale, Redefining an Observer of the British Colonial Empire 2011-12-03T01:16:12Z A certain quantity of what they collect is used to make ornaments, and passes from hand to hand instead of coin in payment of gambling debts, and stakes lost at cockfights. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z And his camera tends to linger: on a cockfight, a pair of lonely women in pageant costumes dancing, on a 10-year-old boy blowing fire at stoplights for small change. Art review: David Wojnarowicz?s ?Spirituality? at PPOW gallery in New York 2011-03-17T00:26:53Z Here we talked business, cockfights, women, and horse races. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z He read the papers; he took a sporting interest in the daily events; but it resembled—to my mind at least—the interest of an eighteenth-century farmer's lad excited at a cockfight. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z When we leased it the area in the center was occupied by the singers, and our pulpit was the place where the judges formerly sat, who awarded the prizes at cockfights. Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission 2011-02-21T03:00:08.060Z In part of an ongoing investigation, police broke up the cockfight in the basement of a house in Central Islip, N.Y., on Saturday night, authorities said. Police arrest 33 people at Long Island cockfight 2011-02-20T19:20:42Z Mr Ochoa, reportedly a regular participant in organised cockfights, had already been fined for owning or training an animal for fighting, according to court records cited by the newspaper. Man killed by cockfighting bird 2011-02-08T12:51:02Z In January, with help from the Humane Society, the authorities in Parker County, in North Texas, nabbed more than 100 people during a cockfight bust. The Texas Tribune: Cockfighting Outfits Evade the Law, and Continue to Prosper 2010-12-25T23:11:23Z Roach was referring to a video that surfaced recently of Mayweather at a cockfight. Mayweather and Pacquiao Can?t Seem to Agree 2010-07-27T01:42:00Z You want to find out who has the dirty programs, give immunity and go off the record with agents, and it would be like a cockfight, the last one standing wins. With Alabama Player Under Investigation, Saban Criticizes Agents 2010-07-22T01:31:00Z Most are manufactured, but one is a real bird, stuffed, that Mr. Cajigas said he was told was killed in a cockfight in Puerto Rico. | More Room to Ride In East Harlem 2010-05-22T23:30:00Z The Manila lottery is another institution which intensely excites the sluggish native, and takes from him the money which he does not lose on the cockfights. The Greater Republic A History of the United States At the taverns the gentlemen of the town were wont to gather for an oyster supper, a turtle feast, or a cockfight. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Betting was general at games and in sports, including horse-racing, heretofore dealt with, and cockfights. Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century On the third day terms of capitulation, usually in Latin verse, were signed, and these always conceded the immediate right to indulge in football and a cockfight. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The roysterous young dogs; carolling, howling, breaking the Lord Abbot's sleep,—after that sinful chivalry cockfight of theirs! Past and Present Thomas Carlyle's Collected Works, Vol. XIII. In the eighteenth century he patronized cockfights and prize fights, and he could get drunk, gamble, tell falsehoods, and deceive women without losing caste. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals A cockfight, few among us have ever witnessed. The Young Man's Guide A cockfight will soonest rouse them from their lethargy. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America "I hear he has cockfights on Sunday, in the cellar of his quarters," said Mrs. Fortescue, willing to give Broussard a slashing cut under the fifth rib. Betty at Fort Blizzard Even the half-castes of Mexico who have no soul, apparently, for things above horseflesh and cockfights, and love-making, reverence this saintly bloom. About Orchids A Chat We seemed to be in rather a sporting line that day, for, after our return from Tisapán, Don Juan and I went to see a cockfight. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Bear pits, cockfights, theatrical attractions, side-shows, innumerable hotels and small restaurants, saloons, races, hammer-striking, throwing balls at negroes' heads, and a hundred other attractions kept the crowds busy and generally good-natured. The Forty-Niners A Chronicle of the California Trail and El Dorado Nor did he avoid a favorite Virginia pastime, but attended cockfights when able. The True George Washington [10th Ed.] I leaned against the side of it, and Pedro squatted at my feet, his head thrust forward as if he were at a cockfight. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 I suppose the Badger cockfights like the rest of us? Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson A few weeks before this chapter was written a number of men of different nationalities were punished for being present at a cockfight in Shanghai. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat Full many a cockfight old McCrae had held in his empty Court, With Father D. as a picker-up — a regular all-round Sport! Rio Grande's Last Race & Other Verses It was the biggest clubhouse, and the biggest club, in all Chicago; and they had prizefights every now and then, and cockfights and even dogfights. The Jungle Cards and dice are often used, but the typical form of gambling, the one at which the poor countryman is fondest of staking his hard-earned wages, is the cockfight. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future He has spoken about nothing, sir, since he returned, but his new boots, and his Ripon spurs, and a cockfight at York—it's as true as the multiplication-table. Rob Roy — Volume 01 In the latter case the mental sufferings which are portrayed are frequently more harrowing than the details of any bull- or cockfight. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat Camden, however, imputes the narrowness of his condition to his love of dice and cockfights: and Graunt, forgetting himself, allows that Ascham was sometimes thrown into agonies by disappointed expectations. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 06 Reviews, Political Tracts, and Lives of Eminent Persons The cockfights and the gambling games, which were also a part of the amusement of the younger men, have been given up. Spalding's Official Baseball Guide - 1913 Almost everywhere the natives of the Archipelago have cockfights and horse races on holidays and Sundays. The Bontoc Igorot I got a Spanish-speaking force of employees and a string band; and there was talk going round of a cockfight in the basement every Sunday. Roads of Destiny He stormed, cursed, and swore in language which no wellbred man would have used at a race or a cockfight. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 |
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