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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Ebullience :: Ebullience (n.) Alt. of Ebullienc.
Puffball :: Puffball (n.) A kind of ball-shaped fungus (Lycoperdon giganteum, and other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when ripe; -- called also bullfist, bullfice, puckfist, puff, and puffin..
Bullock''s-eye :: Bullock's-eye (n.) See Bull's-eye, 3..
Pizzle :: Pizzle (n.) The penis; -- so called in some animals, as the bull..
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens itself..
Bubble Shell :: Bubble shell () A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla and allied genera, belonging to the Tectibranchiata..
Bully Tree :: Bully tree () The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceae, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha..
Stote :: Stot (n.) A young bull or ox, especially one three years old..
Huchen :: Huchen (n.) A large salmon (Salmo, / Salvelinus, hucho) inhabiting the Danube; -- called also huso, and bull trout..
Daily :: Daily (a.) Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as, daily labor; a daily bulletin..
Bullion :: Bullion (n.) Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc..
Bullen-bullen :: Bullen-bullen (n.) The lyre bird.
Undershot :: Undershot (a.) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper ones, as in the bulldog..
Prime :: Prime (v. i.) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said of a steam boiler..
Bulla :: Bulla (n.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla..
Hackery :: Hackery (n.) A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks..
Ballarag :: Ballarag (v. i.) To bully; to threaten.
Effervesce :: Effervesce (v. i.) To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form..
Bully :: Bully (a.) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
Huff :: Huff (v. t.) To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence; to hector; to bully.
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