"bear garden" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bear gardens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bear garden (plural bear gardens)
  1. (historical) A public place where bears are kept for diversion or fighting. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-bear_garden-en-noun-v~dLaVcc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. (archaic) Any place where riotous conduct is common or permitted. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bear_garden-en-noun-cuGDa7N-

Inflected forms

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