The action of bears in playing or fighting; a fight involving bears, arranged as a form of entertainment. Cf. bear-baiting, n. 1a. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] > bear-baiting (7) bear playa1400 The action of bears in playing or fighting; a fight involving bears, arranged as a form of entertainment. Cf. bear-baiting, n. 1a. Obsolete. bear-baitingc1400 The practice of setting dogs to fight against a bear, which has been chained or tethered by the neck or leg, as a form of entertainment; an… bear fight1550 A sport in which dogs, bulls, or other animals are set to fight against a bear as a form of entertainment. Now chiefly historical. Cf. bear-baiting… bear baitc1590 A fight between a bear, which has been chained or tethered by the neck or leg, and a pack of dogs, organized as a form of entertainment. Cf. bear-ba… Subcategories:— each attack by dogs (1) — place (2) |
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