...Dogfighting is still practiced in India and Southeast Asian countries, so it can be considered a traditional form of gambling in the region. In the 17th and 18th centuries, dogfighting was popular in England, along with bearbaiting, a gambling game in which dogs were pitted against bears, and bullbaiting, a gambling game in which dogs were pitted against bulls. Today, dogfighting is rarely practiced in Europe and America, but Staffordshire terriers, bulldogs, Yankee terriers, and Tosas are used in dogfighting. *Some of the terminology that refers to "bearbaiting" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…インドや東南アジア諸国では現在でも闘犬が行われているので,この地方の伝統的な賭博の一種といえる。犬の攻撃性を利用して17世紀から18世紀にかけてイギリスで闘犬とともに,犬と熊を闘わせる賭博のベアベーティングbearbaitingや犬と雄牛を闘わせる賭博のブルベーティングbullbaitingが流行した。現在,闘犬は,ヨーロッパやアメリカではまれにしか行われていないが,スタッフォード・テリア,ブルドッグ,ヤンキー・テリア,土佐犬などが闘犬として用いられている。… ※「bearbaiting」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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