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Wiktionary
n. 1 (context slang English) A question and answer forum with a group of politicians. 2 A chaotic scene.
Wikipedia
A bear pit was historically used to display bears, typically for entertainment and especially bear-baiting. The pit area was normally surrounded by a high fence, above which the spectators would look down on the bears.
The most traditional form of maintaining bears in captivity is keeping them in pits, although many zoos replaced these by more elaborate and spacious enclosures that attempt to replicate their natural habitats, for the benefit of the animals and the visitors.
A noteworthy example is found in Bern, Switzerland. Known as the Bärengraben, it was built in 1857 and is still in use though much modified.
Bear Pit is a 2000 novel from Australian author Jon Cleary. It was the seventeenth book featuring Sydney detective Scobie Malone and involves the assassination of the State Premier by a sniper in the lead up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Cleary says he was inspired to write the book by the Australian political scene. "I can't remember people being as disillusioned with politics in Australia as they are now," he said in 2000.
Bear pit, or Bear Pit, may refer to:
- A bear pit, an enclosure used to display bears, often for entertainment and bear-baiting
- The Bear Pit (novel), a novel by Australian author Jon Cleary first published in 2000
- The Bear Pit or Bärengraben, a specific notable bear pit in the Swiss city of Bern
Usage examples of "bear pit".
They probably would not -- nobody could top a woman for thinking she could take care of herself in a bear pit with her bare hands -- but he would wager Vanin could figure out a way to know when they went out.
Rand usually knew how to deal with women, but he had jumped into a bear pit letting that pah' come together.
Rand usually knew how to deal with women, but he had jumped into a bear pit letting that pair come together.
It reminded Phidestros of the bear pit in the Royal Menagerie of Hos-Zygros.