a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs
bullbaiting in American English
(ˈbulˌbeitɪŋ)
noun
the action or sport of setting dogs upon a bull in a pen or arena
Word origin
[1570–80; bull1 + baiting]This word is first recorded in the period 1570–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agent, assimilate, cartridge, deadhead, skeleton