• Bullock

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈbÊŠlÉ™k/

    Origin

    Old English bulluc, corresponding to bull + -ock.

    Full definition of bullock

    Noun

    bullock

    (plural bullocks)
    1. (archaic) A young bull.
    2. A castrated bull; an ox.

    Verb

    1. (obsolete) To bully.
      • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 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.
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