bull of the woods
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bull of the woods
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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But by the time Mr. Erickson began work on the group’s next studio album, released in 1969 as “Bull of the Woods,” he was increasingly paranoid, wearing a bandage on his forehead to cover what he described as his third eye.
From Washington Post
Another bull of the woods, Albert Gadwah, 79, showed up wearing a brand- new red shirt, size extra large.
From Time Magazine Archive
Machinists, who like to paste his "Bull of the Woods" panels on shop walls, jack him up for any mistakes.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Bull of the Woods" goes all round a machine shop to show that there, too, human nature runs triumphantly rampant.
From Time Magazine Archive
He told her all about the fight, and that the Black Bull of the Woods had put him under geasa to meet and to fight the White Wether of the Hill of the Waterfalls.
From Project Gutenberg
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