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Bulldog

Bulldog Meaning & Definition
Bulldog Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bulldog?

[n] a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
[adj] stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"
[adj] resembling or pertaining to a bulldog; "A bulldog appearance"
[v] throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
[v] attack viciously and ferociously

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bulldog: dogged | dour | English bulldog | pertinacious | stubborn | tenacious | unyielding

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See Also | assail | assault | attack | French bulldog | get over | master | overcome | set on | subdue | surmount | working dog

Bulldog In Webster's Dictionary

\Bull"dog`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls. 2. (Metal.) A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
\Bull"dog`\, a. Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity. {Bulldog bat} (Zo'94l.), a bat of the genus {Nyctinomus}; -- so called from the shape of its face.

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