bear pitn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛː pɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbɛr ˌpɪt/, Canadian English

/ˈber ˌpɪt/

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

Etymology: < bear n.¹ + pit n.¹

1. A sunken enclosure in which bears are kept for exhibition; an entertainment venue used for the baiting of bears and other animals. Cf. bear garden n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] > bear-pit

bear pit1820

1820 Morning Chron. 8 Sept. The wife of Altrich, keeper of the Bear-pit, in Tufton-street, Westminster, went to give water to a bear which happened to be left loose.

1833 Pop. Introd. Study Quadrupeds iii. 131 Time was when a maiden queen would honour the bear-pit with her presence, and witness scenes of unexampled and disgusting brutality.

1849 F. L. Mortimer Near Home 297 In the city [sc. Berne] there is a bear pit with three fat lazy living bears.

1862 F. Locker London Lyrics 66 (title) The Bear Pit at the Zoological Gardens.

2010 Jrnl.-Courier (Jacksonville, Illinois) 6 June 3/3 The bear pits are the second-oldest exhibit here at the zoo, and they have a lot of history.

2. figurative. A place or scene characterized by conflict, aggression, or fierce competition. Cf. bear garden n. 2.Frequently in political contexts.

ΚΠ

1859 Morning Post 10 Jan. 6/4 The rotten, selfish, strife-creating network of institutions, which have transformed the world into a bear-pit.

1889 N. Amer. Rev. Dec. 759 A session of Congress is a disorderly bedlam, a seat of idiotic gambols, a pathetic ambuscade of incompetency, a bear-pit of rascality.

1910 S. Kaye-Smith Spell Land (1923) viii. 76 Perhaps, having kept him so long in a tutor's study, it would have been as well never to have flung him into the bear-pit of school.

1998 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 23 Aug. (Late ed.) 29 I miss some academic life—teaching certainly and the companionship of some former colleagues but, on the whole, I am relieved and thankful to have escaped the bear-pit.

2013 FT Weekend 28 Sept. (Mag.) 18/1 The London Assembly..is not exactly the bearpit of prime minister's weekly questions in the House of Commons.

Compounds

Canadian. As a modifier, designating a meeting or event at which politicians, election candidates, etc., answer questions from members of the audience, typically on contentious issues. Chiefly in bear-pit session.

ΚΠ

1968 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 24 Jan. 5/1 A ‘bear pit’ session is slated for the canteen on Thursday evening, when questions from the audience will be hurled at candidates.

1993 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 30 July a12/2 The bear-pit forum will likely be a magnet for supporters of his six rivals..[who will] attempt to damage him with tough questions.

2018 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) (Nexis) 12 Mar. a4 Delegates will..have the chance to heap questions on members of his cabinet during a bear-pit session later that morning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bear pit
释义	bear pitn. Brit. /ˈbɛː pɪt/, U.S. /ˈbɛr ˌpɪt/, Canadian English /ˈber ˌpɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, pit n.¹ Etymology: < bear n.¹ + pit n.¹ 1. A sunken enclosure in which bears are kept for exhibition; an entertainment venue used for the baiting of bears and other animals. Cf. bear garden n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > zoo > [noun] > bear-pit bear pit1820 1820 Morning Chron. 8 Sept. The wife of Altrich, keeper of the Bear-pit, in Tufton-street, Westminster, went to give water to a bear which happened to be left loose. 1833 Pop. Introd. Study Quadrupeds iii. 131 Time was when a maiden queen would honour the bear-pit with her presence, and witness scenes of unexampled and disgusting brutality. 1849 F. L. Mortimer Near Home 297 In the city [sc. Berne] there is a bear pit with three fat lazy living bears. 1862 F. Locker London Lyrics 66 (title) The Bear Pit at the Zoological Gardens. 2010 Jrnl.-Courier (Jacksonville, Illinois) 6 June 3/3 The bear pits are the second-oldest exhibit here at the zoo, and they have a lot of history. 2. figurative. A place or scene characterized by conflict, aggression, or fierce competition. Cf. bear garden n. 2.Frequently in political contexts. ΚΠ 1859 Morning Post 10 Jan. 6/4 The rotten, selfish, strife-creating network of institutions, which have transformed the world into a bear-pit. 1889 N. Amer. Rev. Dec. 759 A session of Congress is a disorderly bedlam, a seat of idiotic gambols, a pathetic ambuscade of incompetency, a bear-pit of rascality. 1910 S. Kaye-Smith Spell Land (1923) viii. 76 Perhaps, having kept him so long in a tutor's study, it would have been as well never to have flung him into the bear-pit of school. 1998 Sun Herald (Sydney) (Nexis) 23 Aug. (Late ed.) 29 I miss some academic life—teaching certainly and the companionship of some former colleagues but, on the whole, I am relieved and thankful to have escaped the bear-pit. 2013 FT Weekend 28 Sept. (Mag.) 18/1 The London Assembly..is not exactly the bearpit of prime minister's weekly questions in the House of Commons. Compounds Canadian. As a modifier, designating a meeting or event at which politicians, election candidates, etc., answer questions from members of the audience, typically on contentious issues. Chiefly in bear-pit session. ΚΠ 1968 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 24 Jan. 5/1 A ‘bear pit’ session is slated for the canteen on Thursday evening, when questions from the audience will be hurled at candidates. 1993 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 30 July a12/2 The bear-pit forum will likely be a magnet for supporters of his six rivals..[who will] attempt to damage him with tough questions. 2018 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) (Nexis) 12 Mar. a4 Delegates will..have the chance to heap questions on members of his cabinet during a bear-pit session later that morning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1820
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