bullock

[ bool-uhk ]

/ ˈbʊl ək /

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noun

a castrated bull; steer.

a young bull.

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Origin of bullock

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bullok, Old English bulluc; see origin at bull¹, -ock

Words nearby bullock

bullneck, bull-necked, bullnose, bull-nosed, bull-nosed bow, bullock, bullock's-heart, Bullock's oriole, bullocky, bull of the woods, bullous

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How to use bullock in a sentence

Emergency responders at the scene pronounced Bullock, of Northeast, dead, according to police.
Four dead as weekend gets off to violent start|Donovan Thomas|October 23, 2021|Washington Post
He hadn’t even yet become the subject of Sandra Bullock’s cooing in “The Blind Side.”
Nick Saban continues a stretch unmatched in the history of college football|Chuck Culpepper|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
Sandra Bullock won for ‘The Blind Side’ and Al Pacino lost for both Godfather movies.
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That scene where Sandra Bullock gives Matthew the shot in his butt?
Octavia Spencer on Hollywood and Race: The Film Roles I’m Offered Are Too Small|Marlow Stern|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After Trevor-Roper told me Hitler was a true believer, he thought he was doing good, I went up to Oxford to see Bullock.
Ron Rosenbaum on Hitler, Hollywood, and Quantifying Evil|William O’Connor|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not for Rodriguez the decorous, red-carpet likes of Gwynnie, Sandra Bullock, or Tom Cruise, but “hot criminal” Jeremy Meeks.
Meet the PR Guru for the ‘Hot Convict,’ the Octomom, and Every Other D-List Trainwreck|Erin Cunningham|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the first, Fanny Bullock Workman, was the daughter of a Massachusetts governor.
Breaking Mount Everest’s Glass Ceiling|Amanda Padoan, Peter Zuckerman|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The road was a bullock track, a swamp of mud amid the larger swamp of the ploughed land and jungle.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
A Bullock's horn with a few small holes bored in it, is perhaps the best and handiest thing you can put your flies into.
The Teesdale Angler|R Lakeland
He was built more like a bullock than a man, huge in bone and brawn, high in colour, and with a hand like a baby for size.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
Next were brought one young bullock, one ram, and one lamb of the first year—all for a burnt-offering.
Separation and Service|James Hudson Taylor
Uncle Breck used me as a money carrier because—well, maybe it was because he couldn't trust Bullock.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for bullock

bullock

/ (ˈbʊlək) /

noun

a gelded bull; steer

archaic a bull calf

verb

(intr) Australian and NZ informal to work hard and long

Word Origin for bullock

Old English bulluc; see bull 1, -ock

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