Bull-ring
an arena for a bullfight.
Historical Examples
Tracks of a Rolling Stone Henry J. Coke
Carmen Prosper Merimee
Foot-prints of Travel Maturin M. Ballou
Down the Rhine Oliver Optic
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 2/2 Camden Pelham
In Court and Kampong Hugh Clifford
Due West Maturin Murray Ballou
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba Walter Goodman
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting
The American Egypt Channing Arnold
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an arena for bullfighting
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