bull-runningn.
/ˈbʊlˌrʌnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbʊlˌrənɪŋ/ An event in which a bull or bulls are let loose to run through the streets of a town; (also) the custom or activity of letting a bull or bulls run loose in this way. Cf. bull run n. 1, running of (the) bulls at running n. Phrases 5.Bull-running was particularly associated with the English towns of Tutbury and Stamford where it was an annual event until being abolished in 1774 and 1839 respectively. Bull-running still takes place in some regions of France, Portugal, and Spain, most famously in the city of Pamplona in northern Spain.
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bull-baiting1574
bull-running1622
bulling1645
bull-bait1656
bull run1788
bull-feast1824
bullfight1824
1622 L. Digges tr. G. de Céspedes y Meneses Gerardo ii. ii. 318 The first time I saw her was at a Bull-running.
1636 W. Sampson Vow Breaker v. sig. I3 Hee'l keepe more stir with the hobby-Horse, then he did with the Pipers at Tedbury Bull-running.
1787 Public Advertiser 26 Mar. The mob of London are as fond of bull-running as they are in other places.
1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers I. v. i. 310 If there was a bull-running within twenty miles, he was sure to be there.
1989 R. Holt Sport & British (1993) 18 The more famous of these ceremonies like the Tutbury or the Stamford bull-running often finished on the town bridge.
2007 Esquire Oct. 216/1 The feria (festival) of Saint Vincent de Tyrosse still has bull running, bull fighting and a banquet to raise money for the local rugby club.
2020 National Post (Canada) (Web ed.) (Nexis) 22 Apr. On Tuesday the San Fermin bull-running fiesta in Pamplona was suspended for the first time in four decades.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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