bullock

See also: Bullock

English

Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#BULLOCKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#BULLOCK bullok, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#BULLOCKCategory:English terms derived from Old English#BULLOCK bulluc, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#BULLOCKCategory:English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#BULLOCK *bulluk, corresponding to bull +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix)Category:English terms suffixed with -ock#BULLOCK. Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bullock (plural bullocks)Category:English lemmas#BULLOCKCategory:English nouns#BULLOCKCategory:English countable nouns#BULLOCKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BULLOCKCategory:Pages with entries#BULLOCKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BULLOCK

  1. (archaicCategory:English terms with archaic senses#BULLOCK) A young bull.
    Synonym: (rare) bullet
  2. A castrated bull; an ox.

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Verb

bullock (third-person singular simple present bullocks, present participle bullocking, simple past and past participle bullocked)Category:English lemmas#BULLOCKCategory:English verbs#BULLOCKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#BULLOCKCategory:Pages with entries#BULLOCKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BULLOCK

  1. To bully.
    • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 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.
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    • 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.
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