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bullock en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbʊlək/

Etymology

From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Proto-West Germanic *bulluk, corresponding to bull + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic) A young bull.
    • 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. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 8:14:
  2. A castrated bull; an ox.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bullocks Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

bullocklike · bullock-cart · bullock cart · bullock's heart · bullocks · Bullocks Flat · bullocky · bullock-bow · bullock poison · Gundaroo bullock

Synonyms

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Translations (51)

te ఎద్దు (a castrated bull; an ox) · hu tinó ((archaic) a young bull) · sv oxe (a castrated bull; an ox) · gl boi (a castrated bull; an ox) · hu tulok ((archaic) a young bull) · ru телёнок ((archaic) a young bull) · fr bouvillon ((archaic) a young bull) · gl xato ((archaic) a young bull) · gl xuvenco ((archaic) a young bull) · it giovenco ((archaic) a young bull) · ga bológ (a castrated bull; an ox) · wyi bulgana (a castrated bull; an ox) · kn ಎತ್ತು (a castrated bull; an ox) · ru вол (a castrated bull; an ox) · fi mulli ((archaic) a young bull) · fi härkä (a castrated bull; an ox) · ga bullán (a castrated bull; an ox) · gl becerro ((archaic) a young bull) · tl torete ((archaic) a young bull) · ru бычо́к ((archaic) a young bull) · da stud ((archaic) a young bull) · gd damh ((archaic) a young bull) · bg млад бик ((archaic) a young bull) · es buey (a castrated bull; an ox) · ur بیل (a castrated bull; an ox) · mi puruki (a castrated bull; an ox) · br kole ((archaic) a young bull) · hi बैल (a castrated bull; an ox) · pt novilho ((archaic) a young bull) · mi ōkiha (a castrated bull; an ox) · tr tosun ((archaic) a young bull) · bg вол (a castrated bull; an ox) · uk віл (a castrated bull; an ox) · pl byczek ((archaic) a young bull) · la vitulus ((archaic) a young bull) · sv stut (a castrated bull; an ox) · ro junc ((archaic) a young bull) · fr bœuf (a castrated bull; an ox) · la bovulus ((archaic) a young bull) · gd damh (a castrated bull; an ox) · de Ochse (a castrated bull; an ox) · gl cuxo ((archaic) a young bull) · hu tulok (a castrated bull; an ox) · fr taurillon ((archaic) a young bull) · br ejen (a castrated bull; an ox) · got 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂 ((archaic) a young bull) · da stud (a castrated bull; an ox) · gl pucho ((archaic) a young bull) · fi mullikka ((archaic) a young bull) · de Öchslein ((archaic) a young bull) · hu tinó (a castrated bull; an ox)

bullock en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbʊlək/

Etymology

From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Proto-West Germanic *bulluk, corresponding to bull + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).

Meanings

  1. To bully.
    • 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. 2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18
    • Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth. 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 47:

Forms

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bullocks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
bullocking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bullocked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
bullocked Tense=Past lexicographic