BEARBAITING

Meaning of BEARBAITING in English

Pronunciation: ' ber- ˌ b ā -ti ŋ

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

: the practice of setting dogs on a chained bear

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BEARBAITING — noun Date: 14th century the practice of setting dogs on a chained bear
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEARBAITING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English berebaiting from bere bear + baiting, from gerund of baiten to bait …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEARBAITING — — bearbaiter , n. /bair"bay'ting/ , n. the former practice of setting dogs to fight a captive bear. [ 1250-1300; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEARBAITING — n. practice of setting dogs fight a bear that was hunted and captured
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEARBAITING — noun Date: 14th century : the practice of setting dogs on a chained bear
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEARBAITING — [bear.bait.ing] n (14c): the practice of setting dogs on a chained bear
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BEARBAITING — alternatively bullbaiting the setting of dogs on a bear or a bull chained to a stake by the neck or …
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BEARBAITING — n. травля медведя
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BEARBAITING — n. травля медведя
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GIVE UP — verb Etymology: Middle English given up, from given to give + up transitive verb 1. : to hand over to …
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BEAR GARDEN — noun 1. : an establishment for bearbaiting or similar practices or entertainment 2. : a scene or procedure marked by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAR GARDEN — 1. a place for keeping or exhibiting bears, esp. (formerly) for bearbaiting. 2. a place or scene of tumult. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MASTIFF — breed of large working dog used as a guard and fighting dog in England for more than 2,000 years. Dogs …
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HOPE THEATRE — London playhouse that served as both a theatre and an arena for bearbaiting and bullbaiting, located on the Bankside in …
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HENSLOWE, PHILIP — born c. 1550, Lindfield, Sussex, Eng. died Jan. 6, 1616, London most important English theatre proprietor and manager of the …
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BANKSIDE — loosely defined area along the south bank of the River Thames in the London borough of Southwark. Bankside is also …
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ALLEYN, EDWARD — born Sept. 1, 1566, London, Eng. died Nov. 25, 1626, London one of the greatest actors of the Elizabethan stage …
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