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bulldog
[ bool-dawg, -dog ]
/ ËbÊlËdÉg, -ËdÉg /
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noun
adjective
like or characteristic of a bulldog or of a bulldog's jaws: bulldog obstinacy.
verb (used with object), bull·dogged, bull·dog·ging.
to attack in the manner of a bulldog.
Western U.S. to throw (a calf, steer, etc.) to the ground by seizing the horns and twisting the head.
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British Dictionary definitions for bulldog
bulldog
/ (ËbÊlËdÉÉĄ) /
noun
a sturdy thickset breed of dog with an undershot jaw, short nose, broad head, and a muscular body
(at Oxford University) an official who accompanies the proctors on ceremonial occasions
commerce a fixed-interest bond issued in Britain by a foreign borrower
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