bull's nose
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bull's nose
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The horse doctor had been trying to vaccinate the bull in the neck, but the rope through the ring in the bull’s nose didn’t keep the bull from tossing his head from side to side, knocking the horse doctor against the side of the chute.
From Literature
Like a horse’s bit or the ring in a bull’s nose, it suggests a device by which the great beast might be controlled were it to come to unruly life.
From New York Times
Cherrington points out that a bull’s nose, which has the profile of a half circle, is also a timeless favorite and functional winner.
From Architectural Digest
Then he stuck his fingers in the bull’s nose, grabbed its nose ring, and jerked its head up high.
From The New Yorker
A bull's nose is the tenderest spot of his anatomy.
From Project Gutenberg
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