bullring

[ boo l-ring ]

/ ˈbʊlˌrɪŋ /

an arena for a bullfight.

Origin of bullring

First recorded in 1600–10; bull¹ + ring¹

Early in the afternoon crowds of gayly dressed people of all classes and ranks began to crowd towards the bull-ring.

Vine and Olive; Or Young America in Spain and Portugal |Oliver Optic
It is noteworthy that the first hospital for the insane was established in the country of the bull-ring.

Things seen in Spain |C. Gasquoine Hartley
The iron cut into Lem's flesh at the slightest pressure, and acted like a bull-ring.

The Red Debt |Everett MacDonald
She had been turning in her mind the matter of a bull-ring, but could not succeed in making anything of it.

Barchester Towers |Anthony Trollope

The people of that town, as was their wont, were holding a meeting in "The Bull-ring," to discuss questions of reform.

Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland |Henry B. Stanton

bullring

/ (ˈbʊlˌrɪŋ) /

an arena for bullfighting