Bulldog

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bull + dog

Origin

From bullbaiting and dog.

Full definition of bulldog

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• breed of dog English bulldog

Derived terms

Related terms

• bull-bitch
• bull-pup

Verb

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