Bulldog
['bʊldɒg] or ['bʊl'dɔg]
Definition
(noun.) a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting.
(verb.) throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo.
(verb.) attack viciously and ferociously.
Typed by Duane--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.
(n.) A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
(a.) Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity.
Edited by Ellis
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of entering strange premises and have a bulldog attack you, you will be in danger of transgressing the laws of your country by using perjury to obtain your desires. If one meets you in a friendly way, you will rise in life, regardless of adverse criticisms and seditious interference of enemies. See Dog.
Typist: Maxine
Examples
- Set a bulldog on hind legs, and dress him up in coat and breeches, and yo'n just getten John Thornton. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He was the Bulldog of Villaconejos and not for anything would he have missed doing it each year in his village. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- They called him the bulldog of Villaconejos and joked about him eating cattle raw. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He was growling again, and whistling a half-strangled whistle, being an inheritance from the bulldog side of his ancestry. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But let John Thornton get hold on a notion, and he'll stick to it like a bulldog; yo' might pull him away wi' a pitch-fork ere he'd leave go. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Lestrade's bulldog features gazed out at us from the front window, and he greeted us warmly when a big constable had opened the door and let us in. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,--th' oud bulldog! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- In your presence I have been no bulldog. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I cannot conceive why nature did not give you a bulldog's head, for you have all a bulldog's tenacity, said Shirley. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Thornton is plain enough, but he's not like a bulldog, with its short broad nose, and snarling upper lip. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Checker: Lorenzo