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bull pen
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noun
Baseball.
- a place where relief pitchers warm up during a game.
- the relief pitchers on a team.
Informal.
- a large cell or room, usually next to the courtroom, where prisoners are temporarily held.
- a large room in an office occupied by many employees.
any temporary or crowded quarters, as sleeping quarters in a lumber camp.
a pen for a bull or bulls.
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Origin of bull pen
1800–10, Americanismfor def. 4; 1920–25 for def. 1
Words nearby bull pen
bullock's-heart, Bullock's oriole, bullocky, bull of the woods, bullous, bull pen, bullpout, bull riding, bullring, bull-roarer, bull rope
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British Dictionary definitions for bull pen
bullpen
/ (ˈbʊlˌpɛn) /
noun
US informal a large cell where prisoners are confined together temporarily
baseball a part of a baseball field where relief pitchers warm up
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