English Explanatory Dictionary

bullock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A young bull.
  2. A castrated bull; an ox.
verb
  1. To bully.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community in Burlington County and Ocean County, New Jersey.
  3. A ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota.
  4. A community in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
  5. Ellipsis of Bullock County.

Pronunciation

/ˈbʊlək/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bullock.wav

Word forms

bullock bullocks bullocking bullocked

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”).

Synonyms

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Derived words

bullock-cart bullock cart bullocklike bullock poison bullocks Bullocks Flat bullock's heart bullocky Gundaroo bullock Bullock County Bullock Creek
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