bull nose

American  

noun

1. Veterinary Pathology.  a disease of swine caused by bacterial infection of the tissues of the snout causing gross malformation and frequently serious blocking of the nasal passages.

2. bullnose.

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bull nose British  

noun

1. Also called: atrophic rhinitis.  a disease of pigs resulting in deformity of the nose, caused by infection with the bacterium Bordatella bronchiseptica

2. a rounded edge of a brick, step, etc

3. a rounded exterior angle, as where two walls meet

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Etymology

Origin of bull nose

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

The towing chain had been passed through the “bull nose” up front.

From Washington Post

But Jawn let out another notch, and rammed his bull nose into and through the other's pilot with such force that both locomotives left the track.

From Project Gutenberg