单词 | bear warden |
释义 | > as lemmasbear warden bear warden n. now historical (in Britain) a person who takes care of bears, bulls, apes, or other animals, training and managing them for displays of public entertainment, such as baiting and dancing; = bearward n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [noun] > keeper or tamer of wild beasts bearward1179 leopard-man1390 masterc1425 bear-leader1503 bearherd1590 bear warden1740 lion-tamer1798 lion-keepera1843 1740 Daily Gazetteer 14 Oct. Yet is this Honourable Personage abus'd by the Bear-Warden of Hockey in the Hole, as making it his daily Study to find out Ways and Means to pillage those he should protect. 1884 W. Besant in Contemp. Rev. Mar. 343 The bear-warden's fiddle. 2016 L. Williams Emblem of Faith Untouched x. 67 Stopping to watch a bear baiting by Lady Elizabeth's bear warden. < as lemmas |
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