bullock
see also: Bullock
Pronunciation
Bullock
Proper noun
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see also: Bullock
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbʊlək/
bullock (plural bullocks)
- (archaic) A young bull.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981 ↗, Leviticus 8:14 ↗:
- And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
- A castrated bull; an ox.
bullock (bullocks, present participle bullocking; past and past participle bullocked)
- To bully.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 47:
- Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth.
- 2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18
- So you never knew when you were gonna fall foul of a furious bullocking. So it became a case of bullocking management, basically. You know, how can I stave off the stress and the bullying for another few days.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 47:
Bullock
Proper noun
- Surname
- Ellipsis of Bullock County
- Bullock Creek.
- An unincorporated community in Burlington County, and.
- A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota.
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