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A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
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noun
A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.
The original form of this breed, the English bulldog.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: British bulldog
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noun
A stubborn or determined person.
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noun
A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
One of the proctors' officers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Qualifier: Oxford University slang
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noun
Any move in which the wrestler grabs an opponent's head and jumps forward, so that the wrestler lands, often in a sitting position, and drives the opponent's face into the mat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
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noun
A bulldog edition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: media, publishing
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noun
Any of various species of African freshwater fish in the genus Marcusenius, a type of elephantfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The children's game of British Bulldog or Red Rover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, capitalized, sometimes
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verb
To force oneself (in a particular direction).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, often
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Synonyms: bull
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verb
To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: English bulldog
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Broader terms: working dog
Narrower terms: French bulldog
verb
throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master
verb
attack viciously and ferociously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: assail, assault, set on, attack
History
From bull + dog, in reference to bullbaiting.
Across languages
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