bullbaiting

Japanese: bullbaiting
bullbaiting

…Bullfighting was introduced to Latin America in the 16th century along with the Spanish colonization of the country. In the 17th century in England, bullbaiting, a form of gambling in which a dog was pitted against a bull, became popular (it was banned in 1835). The bulldog was a breed of dog used for fighting. …

From 【Fighting Dogs】

...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 mentions "bullbaiting" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中南米諸国へは16世紀にスペイン人の植民とともに闘牛も伝えられた。17世紀のイギリスでは,雄牛と犬を闘わす賭博のブルベーティングbullbaiting(牛いじめ)が流行した(1835禁止令)。この闘争用犬の改良種がブルドッグである。…

【闘犬】より

…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。…

※「bullbaiting」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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