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bearbaiting

Today it means: A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear Full definition →

Middle English bere baityng

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Middle English · inherited frombere baityng
English todaybearbaiting

From Middle English bere baityng; equivalent to bear + baiting or bearbait + -ing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.