bullbaiting
bull·bait·ing
B0541600 (bo͝ol′bā′tĭng)bullbaiting
(ˈbʊlˌbeɪtɪŋ)bull•bait•ing
(ˈbʊlˌbeɪ tɪŋ)n.
单词 | bullbaiting |
释义 | bullbaitingbull·bait·ingB0541600 (bo͝ol′bā′tĭng)bullbaiting(ˈbʊlˌbeɪtɪŋ)bull•bait•ing(ˈbʊlˌbeɪ tɪŋ)n. bullbaitingbullbaiting,17th-century amusement, particularly popular in England, in which trained dogs (bulldogs) attacked a tethered bull. Bullbaiting, along with bullrunning (in which the bull was run down and killed by humans), bearbaiting, cockfighting, and dogfighting, was prohibited in Great Britain by an act of Parliament in 1835. |
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