bear-baitingn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːˌbeɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrˌbeɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see bear n.¹ and baiting n.

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

Etymology: < bear n.¹ + baiting n.

a. The practice of setting dogs to fight against a bear, which has been chained or tethered by the neck or leg, as a form of entertainment; an instance of this.The practice of bear-baiting 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

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 199 (MED) Þere was champouns skirmyng..of bere baityng..of bole slatyng.

?a1500 Hunting of Hare in H. Weber Metrical Romances (1810) III. 289 Sum seyd it was a beyr-beytyng, Sum seyd it was a dogg feghttyng.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iii. 101 He haunts Wakes, Faires, and Beare-baitings .

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 161 The Puritan hated bearbaiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

2015 Right Vision News (Pakistan) (Nexis) 20 Feb. The Sindh wildlife department announced on Wednesday a ban on bear-baiting, a blood sport involving the tormenting of bears.

b. figurative. Deliberate provocation or ridicule; a display of such behaviour.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > [noun] > causing anger

wrethinga1300

wrathingc1370

tarring1382

angeringa1393

provoking?a1425

provocationc1485

bear-baiting1587

passionating1598

exasperationa1631

exangeration1631

1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 120/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II It was more like a bearebaiting of disordered persons, than a parlement of wise and graue men.

1881 Voice of India Nov. 596 No better result could be expected from this sort of political bear-baiting.

1941 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. x3/1 Some of this obvious bear-baiting now afoot on Capitol Hill might be downright funny if all of it—and its implications—weren't so fearfully grave.

1956 Life 2 Apr. 69/2 The stylized courtship of the rich and the coarse practical jokes and bearbaiting of the poor.

2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Sept. a10 The big event was the ceremonial bearbaiting of the bureaucrat designated ‘responsible’..for the human devastation wrought by a Category 5 hurricane called Katrina.

2. The action or practice of using bait to lure or trap a bear.

ΚΠ

1969 Arizona Big Game Investig. 1968–9 205 Bear baiting is a common practice. Every item is used that may conceivably attract a bear into shooting range.

2004 Nat. New Eng. Winter 64/1 In New Jersey, the first bear hunt in 33 years was just held with bear baiting allowed.

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

单词	bear-baiting
释义	bear-baitingn. Brit. /ˈbɛːˌbeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɛrˌbeɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see bear n.¹ and baiting n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bear n.¹, baiting n. Etymology: < bear n.¹ + baiting n. 1. a. The practice of setting dogs to fight against a bear, which has been chained or tethered by the neck or leg, as a form of entertainment; an instance of this.The practice of bear-baiting 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 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 199 (MED) Þere was champouns skirmyng..of bere baityng..of bole slatyng. ?a1500 Hunting of Hare in H. Weber Metrical Romances (1810) III. 289 Sum seyd it was a beyr-beytyng, Sum seyd it was a dogg feghttyng. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iii. 101 He haunts Wakes, Faires, and Beare-baitings . View more context for this quotation 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 161 The Puritan hated bearbaiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators. 2015 Right Vision News (Pakistan) (Nexis) 20 Feb. The Sindh wildlife department announced on Wednesday a ban on bear-baiting, a blood sport involving the tormenting of bears. b. figurative. Deliberate provocation or ridicule; a display of such behaviour. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [noun] > causing anger wrethinga1300 wrathingc1370 tarring1382 angeringa1393 provoking?a1425 provocationc1485 bear-baiting1587 passionating1598 exasperationa1631 exangeration1631 1587 J. Hooker Chron. Ireland 120/2 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) II It was more like a bearebaiting of disordered persons, than a parlement of wise and graue men. 1881 Voice of India Nov. 596 No better result could be expected from this sort of political bear-baiting. 1941 N.Y. Times 14 Sept. x3/1 Some of this obvious bear-baiting now afoot on Capitol Hill might be downright funny if all of it—and its implications—weren't so fearfully grave. 1956 Life 2 Apr. 69/2 The stylized courtship of the rich and the coarse practical jokes and bearbaiting of the poor. 2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 30 Sept. a10 The big event was the ceremonial bearbaiting of the bureaucrat designated ‘responsible’..for the human devastation wrought by a Category 5 hurricane called Katrina. 2. The action or practice of using bait to lure or trap a bear. ΚΠ 1969 Arizona Big Game Investig. 1968–9 205 Bear baiting is a common practice. Every item is used that may conceivably attract a bear into shooting range. 2004 Nat. New Eng. Winter 64/1 In New Jersey, the first bear hunt in 33 years was just held with bear baiting allowed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400
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