Bull-baiting Sentence Examples

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  • Bulldogs were formerly employed in bull-baiting, and the tenacity of their grip is proverbial.

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  • The Bankside was of old a favourite place for entertainments, but two only - the bull-baiting and the bear-baiting - were in existence when Agas's map was first planned.

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  • The cruel sport of badger-drawing was formerly popular throughout Great Britain, but was prohibited about the middle of the 19th century, together with bear-baiting and bull-baiting.

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  • The breed was used originally in the British Isles for bull baiting and dog fighting.

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