bear fightn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛː fʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbɛr ˌfaɪt/

Forms: see bear n.¹ and fight n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, fight n.

Etymology: < bear n.¹ + fight n.

1. A sport in which dogs, bulls, or other animals are set to fight against a bear as a form of entertainment. Now chiefly historical. Cf. bear-baiting n. 1.The practice is now illegal throughout the world.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] > bear-baiting

bear playa1400

bear-baitingc1400

bear fight1550

bear baitc1590

1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Biiii^v If you giue it therefore to se a Beare fyght Be ye sure goddes curse wyl vpon you lyght.

1793 T. Holcroft tr. Life Baron Trenck IV. 203 Bear-fights he highly enjoyed; particularly when a horse, delivered to wild bears raging with hunger, was devoured alive.

1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. iv. 113 Dancings, bear-fights, cock-fights, etc.

2014 J. R. Stephens Gold 110 When the American desire for novelty and interest could find no more satisfaction in bear fights they were completely discontinued.

2. figurative. A fight, a scuffle; a dispute, a disagreement (now rare). †Also: a social gathering (humorous obsolete).

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society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight > riotous

bear fight1855

society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun]

companyc1300

assemblya1616

redoubt1698

assemblée1712

powwow1812

social1857

bear fight1861

corroboree1885

squash1904

1842 Spirit of Times 10 Sept. 325/3 Lieut. McLloughlin totes a mortal old head on young shoulders. He is some in a bear fight, I tell you.

1855 W. G. Simms Forayers xxxii. 373 It'll be a bear fight first, I tell you—tooth and nail!

1861 C. M. Yonge Stokesley Secret xiii. 209 ‘Oh, Papa, may we drink tea with you?’.. ‘Yes, to be sure, if you won't make a bear fight..for your uncle.’

1901 Monthly Rev. Apr. 1 On the same day that a section of the House of Commons was engaged in a bear-fight with the police, a debate of the greatest national importance had been concluded in the House of Lords.

1940 Southwestern Hist Q. 43 282 It began with a ‘bear fight,’ the struggle to maintain the freedom and integrity of the institution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	bear fight
释义	bear fightn. Brit. /ˈbɛː fʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈbɛr ˌfaɪt/ Forms: see bear n.¹ and fight n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, fight n. Etymology: < bear n.¹ + fight n. 1. A sport in which dogs, bulls, or other animals are set to fight against a bear as a form of entertainment. Now chiefly historical. Cf. bear-baiting n. 1.The practice is now illegal throughout the world. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > animal baiting > [noun] > bear-baiting bear playa1400 bear-baitingc1400 bear fight1550 bear baitc1590 1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Biiii^v If you giue it therefore to se a Beare fyght Be ye sure goddes curse wyl vpon you lyght. 1793 T. Holcroft tr. Life Baron Trenck IV. 203 Bear-fights he highly enjoyed; particularly when a horse, delivered to wild bears raging with hunger, was devoured alive. 1859 D. Masson Life Milton I. iv. 113 Dancings, bear-fights, cock-fights, etc. 2014 J. R. Stephens Gold 110 When the American desire for novelty and interest could find no more satisfaction in bear fights they were completely discontinued. 2. figurative. A fight, a scuffle; a dispute, a disagreement (now rare). †Also: a social gathering (humorous obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > a fight > riotous bear fight1855 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] companyc1300 assemblya1616 redoubt1698 assemblée1712 powwow1812 social1857 bear fight1861 corroboree1885 squash1904 1842 Spirit of Times 10 Sept. 325/3 Lieut. McLloughlin totes a mortal old head on young shoulders. He is some in a bear fight, I tell you. 1855 W. G. Simms Forayers xxxii. 373 It'll be a bear fight first, I tell you—tooth and nail! 1861 C. M. Yonge Stokesley Secret xiii. 209 ‘Oh, Papa, may we drink tea with you?’.. ‘Yes, to be sure, if you won't make a bear fight..for your uncle.’ 1901 Monthly Rev. Apr. 1 On the same day that a section of the House of Commons was engaged in a bear-fight with the police, a debate of the greatest national importance had been concluded in the House of Lords. 1940 Southwestern Hist Q. 43 282 It began with a ‘bear fight,’ the struggle to maintain the freedom and integrity of the institution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1550
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