bull ring

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English[edit]

A bullring in Seville, Spain.

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Noun[edit]

bull ring (plural bull rings)

  1. (bullfighting) The area in which bullfighting takes place.
  2. (US, horse racing) An unusually short track, typically six furlongs or less for one lap.
  3. (military slang, obsolete, chiefly British) A corral wherein horses are exercised and riders trained.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech‎[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 24
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