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Meaning of bulldog

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bulldog

Pronunciation:/ˈbʊldɑɡ//ˈbʊldɒɡ//ˈbʊldɔɡ/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. British bulldog

  3. A stubborn person.

  4. A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.

verb

Definitions

  1. To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).