bullock

See also: Bullock

English

Etymology

From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Proto-West Germanic *bulluk, corresponding to bull +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊlək/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

bullock (plural bullocks)

1. (archaic) A young bull.

   Synonym: (rare) bullet

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 8:14:

     And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

2. A castrated bull; an ox.

Derived terms

• bullock-cart
• bullock cart
• bullocklike
• bullock poison
• bullocks
• bullock's heart
• bullocky
• Gundaroo bullock

Translations

(archaic) a young bull

• Breton: kole (br) m
• Bulgarian: млад бик m (mlad bik)
• Danish: stud c
• Finnish: mulli (fi), mullikka
• French: taurillon (fr), bouvillon (fr) m
• Galician: xuvenco m, becerro (gl) m, cuxo (gl) m, pucho (gl) m, xato (gl) m
• German: Öchslein n
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌿𐍂 m (stiur)
• Hungarian: tulok (hu), tinó (hu)
• Italian: giovenco (it)
• Latin: bovulus m (Medieval Latin), vitulus m
• Portuguese: novilho (pt) m
• Romanian: junc (ro)
• Russian: бычо́к (ru) m (byčók), телёнок (ru) m (teljónok)
• Scottish Gaelic: damh m
• Tagalog: torete

a castrated bull; an ox

• Breton: ejen (br) m
• Bulgarian: вол (bg) m (vol)
• Danish: stud c
• Finnish: härkä (fi)
• French: bœuf (fr) m
• Galician: boi (gl) m
• German: Ochse (de) m
• Hindi: बैल (hi) m (bail)
• Hungarian: tulok (hu), tinó (hu)
• Irish: bullán m
• Kannada: ಎತ್ತು (kn) (ettu)
• Maori: puruki, ōkiha
• Russian: вол (ru) m (vol)
• Scottish Gaelic: damh m
• Spanish: buey (es) m
• Swedish: oxe (sv) (of a fullgrown animal), stut (sv) (of a calf)
• Telugu: ఎద్దు (te) (eddu)
• Ukrainian: віл (uk) m (vil)
• Urdu: بیل m (bail)

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• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 부룩소 (burukso)

Verb

bullock (third-person singular simple present bullocks, present participle bullocking, simple past and past participle bullocked)

1. To bully.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 47:

     Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth.

   • 2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18

     So you never knew when you were gonna fall foul of a furious bullocking. So it became a case of bullocking management, basically. You know, how can I stave off the stress and the bullying for another few days.