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bearbaiting

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bear·bait·ing (bâr

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n.

The practice of setting dogs on a chained bear.

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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.

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In the late 1500s, the chief amusement on the entertainment circuit was bearbaiting.

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Later that century they reopened along with several theaters, bearbaiting pits, and pleasure gardens.

Gore blimey by Shone, Richard / Artforum International

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