2syllables
bulldog
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Definitions ofbulldog
1noun
- 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.
- British bulldog
- A stubborn person.
- A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.
- (Oxford University slang) One of the proctors' officers.
- (pro wrestling) 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.
- A bulldog edition.
1verb
- To chase (a steer) on horseback and wrestle it to the ground by twisting its horns (as a rodeo performance).
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