About The Word Bulldog
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Bulldog
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Bulldog: a man | Achilles | adherent | adhesive | barnacle | bramble | brave | brier | burr | cement | chutzpanik | David | decal | decalcomania | decorated hero | demigod | demigoddess | fighting cock | gallant | gamecock | glue | good soldier | gunk | Hector | hero | heroine | leech | limpet | lion | man of courage | molasses | mucilage | paladin | paste | plaster | prickle | remora | Roland | Samson | stalwart | sticker | syrup | the brave | thorn | tiger | valiant | valiant knight 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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