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bear-baiting (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Our usual violence took the form of fistfights, which drew us the way bearbaiting or cockfighting might have if we'd had the opportunities for them. In the late 1500s, the chief amusement on the entertainment circuit was bearbaiting. Later that century they reopened along with several theaters, bearbaiting pits, and pleasure gardens. |
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