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BULLFIGHT
bullfight, corrida
(noun) a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bullfight (plural bullfights)
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
Source: Wiktionary
Bull"fight`, Bull"fight`ing, n.
Definition: A barbarous sport, of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, -- still popular in Spain.
– Bull"fight`er (, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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