Word: bearbaiting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bear
bait
ing
Definition: A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear
Morphemes:
Affix: bear
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: beren
Language: enm
Decoded: beren
Meaning: carry, bring forth
Affix: bait
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.