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bull-baiting, vbl. n.|ˈbʊlbeɪtɪŋ|
[f. bull n.1 + baiting.]
The action of baiting a bull with dogs. (Cf. bull-dog n.)
1580Baret Alv. B 1478 Bulbaitinges. 1583Babington Commandm. iv. (1637) 36 Gadding to this Ale or that, to this Bearbaiting and that bulbaiting. 1652Let. fr. Madrid in Proc. Parl. No. 170 The next day there was Bull-beating. 1711Addison Spect. No. 31 ⁋2 The bull-baiting..cannot possibly be exhibited in the theatre, by reason of the lowness of the roof. 1802Hist. Europe in Ann. Reg. 168/2 The practise of bull-baiting was dying away of itself. |