bear garden


noun
  1. a place for keeping or exhibiting bears, especially (formerly) for bearbaiting.

  2. a place or scene of tumult.

Origin of bear garden

1
First recorded in 1590–1600

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British Dictionary definitions for bear garden

bear garden

noun
  1. (formerly) a place where bears were exhibited and where bear-baiting took place

  2. a place or scene of tumult and disorder

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