bear garden

English

Noun

bear garden (plural bear gardens)

  1. (historical) A public place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting.
  2. (archaic) Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of M. Arnold to this entry?)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.