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bear garden

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
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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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