bear-baiting

This is an art, like the culture it comes from, which also destroys, creating monsters for ones amusement in a bear-baiting like fashion.

Gods and Monsters 2009

During that debate William Windham alluded to Bloomfield as an instance of the dangers consequent upon the labouring classes abandoning such traditional sports as bull and bear-baiting in favour of literature.

Letter 88 2009

Two, in the protesting about the inhumane treatment of animals they demonstrated the enduring appeal of bear-baiting.

Farmer Jim hounded over circus animals 2011

"Theaters were in the disreputable part of town, with pimps and gallows and bear-baiting," she said.

Eats and Tweets in the Seats Pia Catton 2011

In the future, our descendants will look at the barbaric practice of caging animals in the same way that we look at our ancestors 'fondness for bear-baiting at mediaeval fairs.

Archive 2009-11-01 2009

I'm pretty sure some of my neighbors would still turn up for bear-baiting or a nice drawing and quartering if it were going on down at the town green.

where I work... runpunkrun 2008

The best feature of the novel for me was the period detail, covering topics as diverse as bear-baiting and the technical methods for making, mixing and storing gunpowder.

Archive 2010-02-01 Carla 2010

The best feature of the novel for me was the period detail, covering topics as diverse as bear-baiting and the technical methods for making, mixing and storing gunpowder.

The battle of Arfderydd or Arthuret Carla 2010

But players in the political game who've found it convenient to join the president in the BP bear-baiting should not delude themselves that BP is a free hit.

The President's Animosities 2010

But players in the political game who've found it convenient to join the president in the BP bear-baiting should not delude themselves that BP is a free hit.

Have media 'misconstructed' BP story? 2010