Badger baiting

Japanese: badger baiting(英語表記)badgerbaiting
Badger baiting

...In folklore, the raccoon dog is the equivalent of the Japanese tanuki, but it also has the tendency to resist violently when peace and security are disturbed. In England, this tendency was exploited in a game called "badger baiting," in which dogs were used to bully badgers that had been driven into barrels or artificial holes. The dachshund breed was developed for badger hunting (Dachs in German).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "badger baiting" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…民話面での役割としては日本のタヌキに相当するが,しかし平和や安全が乱されると激しく抵抗する性質ももつ。イギリスではこの性質を利用して,樽や人工の穴に追い込んだアナグマに犬をけしかけていじめる〈アナグマ攻めbadger baiting〉なる遊びも行われた。なお,ダックスフント種dachshundはアナグマ(ドイツ語でDachs)狩り用につくり出された犬である。…

※「badger baiting」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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