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• Bear-baiting — is a blood sport involving the baiting of bears.Bear baiting in EnglandBear baiting was popular in England until the nineteenth century. From the sixteenth century, many herds of bears were maintained for baiting. In its best known form, arenas… …   Wikipedia

• Baited — Bait Bait (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr. Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[=i]ta. [root]87. See {Bite}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To provoke and harass; esp., to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Beargarden — The Beargarden was the facility for bear baiting, bull baiting, and other animal sports in the London area during the 16th and 17th centuries, from the Elizabethan era through the English Restoration period.HistoryThe Beargarden was a round or… …   Wikipedia

• List of unusual animal anecdotes — This article provides a list of unusual animal anecdotes ndash; unique or particularly absurd circumstances involving animals ndash; recorded throughout history. This bestiary focuses mainly on exotic animals such as tigers, lions, crocodiles and …   Wikipedia

• blood sports —    Many of the traditional sports and pastimes of England were what would now be classed as blood sports and have long since been outlawed and suppressed. Badger baiting, bear baiting, bull baiting, *bull running, dog fighting, *cock fighting,… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Lion-baiting — is a blood sport involving the baiting of lions. AntiquityAntiquity has examples of the eternal dream of man s faithful companion, the dog, [ [http://www.bartleby.com/59/3/dogisamansbe.html Bartleby.com Proverb] ] which defeats even the King of… …   Wikipedia

• bearbaiting — bearbaiter, n. /bair bay ting/, n. the former practice of setting dogs to fight a captive bear. [1250 1300; ME. See BEAR2, BAITING] * * * ▪ spectacle alternatively  bullbaiting        the setting of dogs on a bear or a bull chained to a stake by… …   Universalium

• Wolf hunting — is the practice of hunting grey wolves (Canis lupus) or other lupine animals. Wolves are mainly hunted for sport, for their skins, to protect livestock, and in some rare cases to protect humans. Wolves have been actively hunted since 12,000 to 13 …   Wikipedia

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