bullock

[ bool-uhk ]

noun
  1. a castrated bull; steer.

  2. a young bull.

Origin of bullock

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English bullok, Old English bulluc; see origin at bull1, -ock

Words Nearby bullock

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How to use bullock in a sentence

  • The road was a bullock track, a swamp of mud amid the larger swamp of the ploughed land and jungle.

    The Red Year | Louis Tracy
  • A bullock's horn with a few small holes bored in it, is perhaps the best and handiest thing you can put your flies into.

    The Teesdale Angler | R Lakeland
  • He was built more like a bullock than a man, huge in bone and brawn, high in colour, and with a hand like a baby for size.

  • Next were brought one young bullock, one ram, and one lamb of the first year—all for a burnt-offering.

    Separation and Service | James Hudson Taylor
  • Uncle Breck used me as a money carrier because—well, maybe it was because he couldn't trust bullock.

    The Wreckers | Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for bullock

bullock

/ (ˈbʊlək) /


noun
  1. a gelded bull; steer

  2. archaic a bull calf

verb
  1. (intr) Australian and NZ informal to work hard and long

Origin of bullock

1
Old English bulluc; see bull 1, -ock

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