| 单词 | beast-baiting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbeast-baiting beast-baiting n. the practice of hunting or setting dogs upon an animal in an arena or confined space as a form of entertainment; an instance of this.In many countries such practices are now prohibited by law. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] baitingc1300 baitc1400 beast-baiting1606 lugging1614 hank1785 1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 262 Wardens..who were to exhibite..Beastbaitings [L. venationes] and stage playes. 1800 W. Tooke Hist. Russia I. i. 427 Stationary amusements for the summer are but few in this capital. The principal, and almost the only ones, are the Vauxhall and the Beast-baiting. 2000 D. L. Bomgardner Story Rom. Amphitheatre (2002) 224 This account clearly shares much in common with the depictions of the late forms of the ‘mild’ venationes, combining beast-baiting with potential danger to the performers. < as lemmas |
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