bulldog
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noun
1.
one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
2.
Informal. a stubbornly persistent person.
3.
a short-barreled revolver of large caliber.
4.
Metallurgy. slag from a puddling furnace.
5.
an assistant to the proctor at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
adjective
6.
like or characteristic of a bulldog or of a bulldog's jaws: bulldog obstinacy.
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verb (used with object)
7.
to attack in the manner of a bulldog.
8.
Western U.S. to throw (a calf, steer, etc.) to the ground by seizing the horns and twisting the head.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a sturdy thickset breed of dog with an undershot jaw, short nose, broad head, and a muscular body |
| 2. | (at Oxford University) an official who accompanies the proctors on ceremonial occasions |
| 3. | commerce a fixed-interest bond issued in Britain by a foreign borrower |
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Example sentences
He has thinning white hair and the small eyes of a bulldog.
Its flat face gave it the look of a bulldog with tusks.
If a giraffe is an animal designed by committee, a bulldog must have been put together by a vet facing large house payments.
However, it is not uncommon for a bulldog to whelp naturally and successfully.
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