encierron.

/ɛnˈθjɛrro/

Etymology: Spanish, lit. act of enclosing or locking up.

The driving of bulls through the streets of a Spanish town from a corral to the bull-ring, frequently for the specific purpose of giving amateurs an opportunity to ‘play’ the bulls.

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1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 179 The encierro, the driving them to the arena, is a service of danger.

1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 153/2 Soon the whole herd of bulls..is rattled along the lanes..in the direction of the bull-ring. The horsemen are assisted in this operation, called the encierro (‘enclosing’), by numerous amateurs.

1959 Times 10 July 8/6 A quaking fear seizes every English stomach before the Encierro begins.

1966 G. Sims Sleep no More xii. 84 He's taken part in the encierro at Pamplona—that's a run of about half a mile down zigzagging boarded-up streets to the bull ring. They let loose six young bulls to chase you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	encierro
释义	encierron. /ɛnˈθjɛrro/ Etymology: Spanish, lit. act of enclosing or locking up. The driving of bulls through the streets of a Spanish town from a corral to the bull-ring, frequently for the specific purpose of giving amateurs an opportunity to ‘play’ the bulls. ΚΠ 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. ii. 179 The encierro, the driving them to the arena, is a service of danger. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 153/2 Soon the whole herd of bulls..is rattled along the lanes..in the direction of the bull-ring. The horsemen are assisted in this operation, called the encierro (‘enclosing’), by numerous amateurs. 1959 Times 10 July 8/6 A quaking fear seizes every English stomach before the Encierro begins. 1966 G. Sims Sleep no More xii. 84 He's taken part in the encierro at Pamplona—that's a run of about half a mile down zigzagging boarded-up streets to the bull ring. They let loose six young bulls to chase you. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1845
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