| 单词 | badger drawing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbadger drawing badger drawing n. British (now historical) = badger baiting n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] > badger-baiting badger baiting1729 badger drawing1806 1806 J. Hassell Mem. Life George Morland 134 Badger-drawing and dog-fighting succeeded the first amusement. 1823 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 706/2 To prove that wrestling is superior..to pugilism, cock-fighting,..and single-stick; to which may be added, nem. con., badger-drawing and bull-baiting. 1899 Times 19 Aug. 7/5 Such obviously brutal and cruel amusements as bull-baiting, bear-baiting, badger-drawing, or cock-fighting are no longer recognized. 1991 N. McCord Brit. Hist., 1815–1906 ix. 359 Ratting, dog-fighting, and badger drawing still had considerable followings. 2011 J. M. Johnson Old-time Country Wisdom & Lore vi. 83/3 In England dogs were deliberately set against badgers, the sport being known as badger-baiting, or badger-drawing. By the mid-1800s this unfortunate pastime was prohibited. < as lemmas |
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