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- [boo l-bey-ting]
- /ˈbʊlˌbeɪ tɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo l-bey-ting]
- /ˈbʊlˌbeɪ tɪŋ/
Definitions of bullbaiting word
- noun bullbaiting a type of blood sport involving the baiting of a bull by dogs 3
- noun bullbaiting the action or sport of setting dogs upon a bull in a pen or arena. 1
- noun bullbaiting An old blood sport involving the baiting of bulls. 0
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Origin of bullbaiting
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; bull1 + baiting
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Parts of speech for Bullbaiting
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bullbaiting popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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