Definition of bull

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Bull (v. i.) A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity, but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's bulls and his professions of humility..

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Bull :: Bull (n.) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.
Swagger :: Swagger (v. i.) To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
Bait :: Bait (v. t.) To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull..
Pompholyx :: Pompholyx (n.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullae, without inflammation or fever..
Bullary :: Bullary (n.) A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery.
Bull-necked :: Bull-necked (a.) Having a short and thick neck like that of a bull.
Bullet-proof :: Bullet-proof (a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet.
Drawcansir :: Drawcansir (n.) A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a bully..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship struck a reef..
Jumart :: Jumart (n.) The fabled offspring of a bull and a mare.
Bully :: Bully (a.) Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse..
Bullantic :: Bullantic (a.) Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls..
Turnbull''s Blue :: Turnbull's blue () The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing, calico printing, etc. Cf. Prussian blue, under Prussian..
Osiris :: Osiris (n.) One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis..
Bluster :: Bluster (v. t.) To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering; to bully..
Bullionist :: Bullionist (n.) An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency always convertible into gold..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air..
Bullfeast :: Bullfeast (n.) See Bullfight.
Bulla :: Bulla (n.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
Bull :: Bull (v. i.) A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated a die Incarnationis, i. e., from the day of the Incarnation. See Apostolical brief, under Brief..
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