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One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action. Ps. xxii. 12.

A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier.

Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and breeze flies.

ave originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt "like a bull moose." [Cant]

A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.

In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and S. Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout.

Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or the Bull.

An external angle when obtuse or rounded.

Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull. Sir W. Scott.

A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise. It is used as a toy, and among some races in certain religious rites.

below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.

The bully tree.

Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls. Fry. Bullantic letters, Gothic letters used in papal bulls.

A collection of papal bulls.

Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered. Bullate leaf (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one side and concave on the other.

gbear. And being an ill-looked fellow, he has a pension from the church wardens for being bullbeggar to all the forward children in the parish. Mountfort (1691).

A scaraboid beetle; esp. the Typhæus vulgaris of Europe.

age, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.

To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana. [Slang, U.S.]

One who bulldozes. [Slang]