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bullock

[ boo l-uh k ]

/ ˈbʊl ək /

noun

a castrated bull; steer.

a young bull.

Origin of bullock

before 1000; Middle English bullok, Old English bulluc. See bull¹, -ock

Words nearby bullock

bullmastiff, bullneck, bullnose, bullnose header, bullnose stretcher, bullock, bullock's heart, bullock's oriole, bullock's-heart, bullocky, bullous

Example sentences from the Web for bullock

But Bullock, ever the sport, accepted the Razzie … in person.

Oscar Nominees’ Most Embarrassing Roles: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and More |Marlow Stern |February 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But every circle of hell will listen to your eternal suffering, Miss Bullock.

The Tithe Is High: End the GOP Civil War! |Bill Schulz |January 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Officers referred Bullock to an emergency shelter for the night.

As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder |Michael Daly |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
BULLOCK, GARY LEE…12/31/2013 15:31… RELEASED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder |Michael Daly |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But the doctors deemed Bullock not disturbed enough to be hospitalized.

As 2014 Began, a Fateful Path to a Catholic Priest’s Murder |Michael Daly |January 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Four of these slabs are considered as a load for an ass, and six for a bullock.

Travels in the Interior of Africa, Vol. 2 [of 2] |Mungo Park
We all ran to the side, where we saw the bullock reappear and strike bravely out for the mangroves, which he reached in safety.

A Modern Buccaneer |Rolf Boldrewood
Bullock made several casts with his own hands—masks, and so forth, delightful for cornices, etc.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) |John Gibson Lockhart
Bullock was tired, but by sheer will power would evidently come on—how far, one couldn't say.

Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 |Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
Sergeant Phillpots had been shot through the jaw so that he went to his knees as a bullock does at the slaughtering.

The Escape of a Princess Pat |George Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for bullock

bullock

/ (ˈbʊlək) /

noun

a gelded bull; steer

archaic a bull calf

verb

(intr) Australian and NZ informal to work hard and long

Word Origin for bullock

Old English bulluc; see bull 1, -ock