bear garden

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noun

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

a place or scene of tumult.

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Origin of bear garden

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby bear garden

beard worm, beardy, bearer, bearer bond, bear fruit, bear garden, bear grass, bear hug, bearing, bearing down, bearing-down pain

How to use bear garden in a sentence

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
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“If Charleston harbor needs improvement, let the commerce of Charleston bear the burden,” he said.
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But they had not quit and here they now were as the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums came into the Garden.
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No sign of any North Koreans, just lots of common, or garden, internet cybercriminals.
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He said, “I am breaking my heart over this story, and cannot bear to finish it.”
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It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
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Many British Ferns evidence a marked tendency to “sport,” and this is a fact which the beginner should always bear in mind.
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The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
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Ten minutes later, veiled and cloaked, she stepped out alone into the garden.
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It goes without saying that Ferns of all kinds are interesting plants to grow in the garden and house.
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British Dictionary definitions for bear garden

bear garden

noun

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

a place or scene of tumult and disorder

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