bearbaiting
English
noun
Definitions
- A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
- (metaphoric) A bloodthirsty free for all.
Etymology
Compound from English bear (m, be-er, carry) + English baiting.
Origin
English
baiting
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bearhead English
- Bernard English
- abear English
- afterbear English
- antibear English
- baiting English
- barrel English
- bear English
- bear out English
- bear-whelp English
- bearability English
- bearable English
- bearbait English
- bearberry English
- bearbind English
- bearcat English
- beardog English
- beardom English
- bearer English
- bearest English
- beareth English
- beargrass English
- bearheaded English
- bearherd English
- bearhound English
- bearing English
- bearish English
- bearleap English
- bearless English
- bearlike English
- bearling English
- bearly English
- bearmeal English
- bearness English
- bearproof English
- bearship English
- bearshit English
- bearskin English
- beartrap English
- bearward English
- beary English
- berserk English
- berth English
- birth English
- born English
- bugbear English
- bullbaiting English
- carebear English
- downbear English
- forbear English
- forebear English
- forthbear English
- ice bear English
- inbear English
- minibear English
- misbear English
- moon bear English
- moonbear English
- offbear English
- outbear English
- overbear English
- owlbear English
- pedobear English
- permabear English
- pillowbeer English
- prebaiting English
- queerbaiting English
- rat-baiting English
- rebear English
- scambaiting English
- she-bear English
- snowbear English
- superbear English
- unbear English
- unbearability English
- underbear English
- upbear English
- werebear English
- withbear English
- bere Middle English
- béar Irish
- pāār Marshallese
- ber Volapük
- ibhere Xhosa
- pea Maori
- born
- bear
- beary
- birth
- berth
- abear
- unbear
- rebear
- upbear
- bearer
- barrel
- bearly
- inbear
- outbear
- beardom
- bearing
- baiting
- offbear
- bearish
- berserk
- Bernard
- bugbear
- bearest
- beardog
- beareth
- forbear
- bearcat
- owlbear
- misbear
- bearship
- bearbind
- antibear
- bearbait
- bearshit
- withbear
- bearherd
- overbear
- ice bear
- bearlike
- Bearhead
- bearward
- minibear
- pedobear
- moonbear
- bearless
- werebear
- bearleap
- downbear
- carebear
- bearskin
- bearness
- bear out
- she-bear
- snowbear
- beartrap
- bearable
- bearling
- forebear
- bearmeal
- bearhound
- permabear
- forthbear
- bearberry
- underbear
- beargrass
- superbear
- moon bear
- afterbear
- bearproof
- bearheaded
- pillowbeer
- bear-whelp
- prebaiting
- rat-baiting
- scambaiting
- bullbaiting
- bearability
- queerbaiting
- unbearability