bearbaiting

[ bair-bey-ting ]

noun
  1. the former practice of setting dogs to fight a captive bear.

Origin of bearbaiting

1
First recorded in 1580–90; see bear2, bait (in the sense “to set dogs upon for sport”), -ing1

Other words from bearbaiting

  • bearbaiter, noun

Words Nearby bearbaiting

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British Dictionary definitions for bear-baiting

bear-baiting

noun
  1. (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear

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