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noun Masonry.

Also called bullnose header. a brick having one of the edges across its width rounded for laying as a header in a sill or the like.

a brick laid on edge as a header, as in a rowlock.

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How to use bull header in a sentence

Yes, the minor-league baseball player memorably portrayed by Kevin Costner in Bull Durham.
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Biden made many visits to Baghdad and no doubt get fed a load of bull about inclusion on each one.
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Like at Bull Run, when I am in the presence of those old family letters, I am transported.
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A stoic figure in a white floor length dress and razor-tailored bodice was accessorized with a giant bull skull as a mask.
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The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
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I thought this young man was going to read us some of his poetry; it's too tiresome of him to stop to tell us about his bull-dog.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
And I, for one, absolutely decline to believe in this preposterous story of his about a bull-dog.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various
Tom leaped on one side; the buffalo-bull turned short round and made another dash at him.
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Some who would face a mad bull coolly enough spring with disgust from a cockroach or a centipede.
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