Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The practice of setting dogs on a chained bear.
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- noun A
blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear - adjective
Bloodthirsty .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Rytlock then grabbed Logan and hoisted him in the air, ramming his back against the bearbaiting post.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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A profound boom shook the bearbaiting den, flinging Rytlock backward against the half-wall.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Rytlock then grabbed Logan and hoisted him in the air, ramming his back against the bearbaiting post.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Rytlock then grabbed Logan and hoisted him in the air, ramming his back against the bearbaiting post.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Rytlock then grabbed Logan and hoisted him in the air, ramming his back against the bearbaiting post.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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A profound boom shook the bearbaiting den, flinging Rytlock backward against the half-wall.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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A profound boom shook the bearbaiting den, flinging Rytlock backward against the half-wall.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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A profound boom shook the bearbaiting den, flinging Rytlock backward against the half-wall.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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You could use the same argument for allowing smoking in restaurants and on public transport, cars without seatbelts, bearbaiting, slavery etc - but I some doubt that most people would now want to reverse those improvements.
Labour Blame Publicans For Failing Pubs Newmania 2008
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Oh damn, the bearbaiting/NJ Shore quip was the best remark this year!
The Weird World of Bike Advocacy: Mourning Becomes Electrolux BikeSnobNYC 2009
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