BULLOCK

bullock, steer

(noun) castrated bull

bullock

(noun) young bull

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bullock (plural bullocks)

(archaic) A young bull.

A castrated bull; an ox.

Verb

bullock (third-person singular simple present bullocks, present participle bullocking, simple past and past participle bullocked)

To bully.

Etymology

Proper noun

Bullock (plural Bullocks)

A surname.

Ellipsis of Bullock County.

Bullock Creek.

An unincorporated community in Burlington County and Ocean County, New Jersey.

A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota.

Source: Wiktionary


Bul"lock, n. Etym: [AS. bulluc a young bull. See Bull.]

1. A young bull, or any male of the ox kind. Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old. Judges vi. 25.

2. An ox, steer, or stag.

Bul"lock, v. t.

Definition: To bully. [Obs.] She shan't think to bullock and domineer over me. Foote.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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