BULLBAITING

Meaning of BULLBAITING in English

/bool"bay'ting/ , n.

the action or sport of setting dogs upon a bull in a pen or arena.

[ 1570-80; BULL 1 + BAITING ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BULLBAITING — noun Date: circa 1580 the former practice of baiting bulls with dogs
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BULLBAITING — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) : the former practice of baiting bulls with dogs
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BULLBAITING — noun Date: circa 1580 : the former practice of baiting bulls with dogs
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BULLBAITING — [bull.bait.ing] n (ca. 1580): the former practice of baiting bulls with dogs
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