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cockfighting (blood sports, sports, ... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: The sport of pitting gamecocks (male chickens) to fight each other, often with metal spurs afixed to their feet; the sport was formerly was commonly practiced, but is now illegal in most countries. It was popular in ancient times in India, China, and Persia; it spread to Greece, Asia Minor, Europe, and the Americas.
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| cockfighting (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,U)
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| cock-fighting (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| hanenvechten (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| hanengevechten (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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| Hahnenkampf (C,V,German-P,D,SN)
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| Hahnenkämpfe (C,V,German,AD,PN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: K.KQ |
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Activities Facet |
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.... Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ physical activities (G) |
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............ <physical activities by specific context> (G) |
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................ <public and interactive activities> (G) |
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.................... games (G) |
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........................ sports (G) |
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............................ blood sports (G) |
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................................ cockfighting (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Sport waarin men kemphanen (mannelijke kippen) tegen elkaar laat vechten, vaak met metalen sporen aan hun poten. Deze sport werd in het verleden veel beoefend, maar is tegenwoordig in de meeste landen verboden. In de oudheid waren hanengevechten populair in India, China en Perzië; van daaruit verspreidde het fenomeen zich naar Griekenland, Klein-Azië, Europa en Amerika. |
| German ..... Der Sport, Kampfhähne (männliche Hühner) gegeneinander antreten zu lassen, oft mit Metallsporen an ihren Füßen fixiert; der Sport wurde früher häufig ausgeübt, ist heute aber in den meisten Ländern verboten. Er war in der Antike in Indien, China und Persien beliebt; er verbreitete sich nach Griechenland, Kleinasien, Europa und Amerika. |
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