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Origin of bull bay
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby bull bay
bullate, bullbaiting, bull-bar, bull bars, bullbat, bull bay, bull block, bullboat, bullbrier, bullbucker, bull chain
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How to use bull bay in a sentence
Bull bay is a common name for it in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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