bullock
/ˈbʊlək/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.41 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To bully.
name
An unincorporated community in Burlington County and Ocean County, New Jersey.
Countable; Uncountable
name
A community in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth."
- "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."
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”).