English Explanatory Dictionary

brazen bull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ancient torture device, supposed to have been devised by Perillos of Athens, consisting of a hollow bull fashioned from brass in which victims were imprisoned and burned to death.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brazen bull.wav

Word forms

brazen bull brazen bulls

Synonyms

bronze bull Sicilian bull
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