Bearbaiting

Quick meaning: Bearbaiting is a noun meaning A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear.

Meaning

A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) A bloodthirsty free for all.
2. present participle and gerund of bearbait

Example Sentences

But that's not the worst part of the phenomenon that the press conference bearbaiting illustrates.

By this the whole matter had presented itself to them as an entertainment more diverting than bullfight or bearbaiting.

But bearbaiting, then a favourite diversion of high and low, was the abomination which most strongly stirred the wrath of the austere sectaries.

...recalls a typical scene of bear-baiting, the news-hounds tearing away at her flesh with those sex-hungry looks and sexually inquisitive questions.

Word Forms

• bearbaitings
• bear-baiting
• bear baiting

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include baiting, rat-baiting, ratting, bullbaiting, ursicide, bloodsport.

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