bullnose

[ bool-nohz ]

noun
  1. Also bull's nose. Architecture.

    • a rounded or obtuse exterior angle, as the corner made by two walls.

    • a structural member, as a brick, used in forming such an angle.

  2. Also called bullnose step . a step having semicircular or quadrantal ends.

Origin of bullnose

1
First recorded in 1835–45; bull1 + nose

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Other definitions for bull nose (2 of 2)

bull nose

noun
  1. Veterinary Pathology. a disease of swine caused by bacterial infection of the tissues of the snout causing gross malformation and frequently serious blocking of the nasal passages.

Origin of bull nose

2
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for bull nose

bull nose

noun
  1. Also called: atrophic rhinitis a disease of pigs resulting in deformity of the nose, caused by infection with the bacterium Bordatella bronchiseptica

  2. a rounded edge of a brick, step, etc

  1. a rounded exterior angle, as where two walls meet

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