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bull's nose

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noun

  1. bullnose.


Etymology

Origin of bull's nose

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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The bull's nose and its ring suggested a line to go on.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

Next time I try t’ ring a bull’s nose ’fore I git my meal I’ll be a older man.

From The Heroes of the School or, The Darewell Chums Through Thick and Thin by Chapman, Allen

In one spring Lad was at the bull's nose.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson

While he spoke, he undid the ropes from the ring in the bull's nose.

From A Rough Shaking by MacDonald, George

The foam dripped off the horse, and the bull's nose was bleeding.

From The Yellow Rose by J?kai, M?r