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• bullock's-heart
  bullock's-heart

  noun

  the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.
• bullock's heart
  bullock's heart

  noun

  another name for custard apple custard apple

bullock's-heart

American  

[bool-uhks-hahrt] / ˈbʊl əksˌhɑrt /

Or bullock heart

noun

1. the large, edible fruit of a tropical American tree, Annona reticulata.

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bullock's heart British  

noun

1. another name for custard apple custard apple

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Etymology

Origin of bullock's-heart

First recorded in 1865–70; so called from its size, color, and shape

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bullock's heart

Jaffery, like a schoolboy son of Gargamelle, shovelled food into his mouth—it might have been tripe, or bullock's heart or chitterlings for all he knew or cared.

From Jaffery by William John Locke

The bullock's heart is a stronger-growing variety than the previous one, the fruit is larger, and, as its name implies, heart-shaped.

From Fruits of Queensland by Albert H. Benson

Calf's or bullock's heart are both dressed in the same way.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

Another was a plank to which a bullock's heart had been fastened, surrounded by the words: 'Heart of Louis XVI.'

From Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Arthur Léon, baron Imbert de Saint-Amand

We had sprats and herrings, a bullock's heart, a baked shoulder of mutton and potatoes, pig's-fry and Irish stew.

From Men's Wives by William Makepeace Thackeray