bulldog
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.
Informal. a stubbornly persistent person.
a short-barreled revolver of large caliber.
Metallurgy. slag from a puddling furnace.
an assistant to the proctor at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
like or characteristic of a bulldog or of a bulldog's jaws: bulldog obstinacy.
to attack in the manner of a bulldog.
Western U.S. to throw (a calf, steer, etc.) to the ground by seizing the horns and twisting the head.
Origin of bulldog
1Other words from bulldog
- bull·dog·ged·ness, noun
- bulldogger, noun
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How to use bulldog in a sentence
On the other hand, there are several bulldogs on the committee.
The people are exceptionally artistic, yet the stone "lions" at Nikko Temple look as much like bulldogs as lions.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeClub colours and college colours contended and clashed with giant brown and yellow silk handkerchiefs adorned with white bulldogs.
Lady Lilith | Stephen McKennaBut I am afraid, Detective Carter, that you will now think me dreadfully severe, and my two watchmen more brutal than bulldogs.
With Links of Steel | Nicholas CarterThere can't be a quantity of Miss Pagets going about the world with bulldogs named Beau.
The Motor Maid | Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson
Get up, now—and make your fly-away while I'm still able to hold these two bulldogs in leash.
The Grammar School Boys of Gridley | H. Irving Hancock
British Dictionary definitions for bulldog
/ (ˈbʊlˌdɒɡ) /
a sturdy thickset breed of dog with an undershot jaw, short nose, broad head, and a muscular body
(at Oxford University) an official who accompanies the proctors on ceremonial occasions
commerce a fixed-interest bond issued in Britain by a foreign borrower
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