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Bull calf

Bull \Bull\, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce.

Bull bat (Zo["o]l.), the night hawk; -- so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening.

Bull calf. (a) A stupid fellow.

Bull mackerel (Zo["o]l.), the chub mackerel.

Bull pump (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.

Bull snake (Zo["o]l.), the pine snake of the United States.

Bull stag, a castrated bull. See Stag.

Bull wheel, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring, etc.

Usage examples of "bull calf".

One o' them calfs is a bull calf, an' he be pure white, my lord Djylz.

There she gave birth to a most handsome black bull calf, and as soon as he appeared she began licking him, and butting him with her head and goading him to stand alone.

Longtusk, Rockheart, Splayfoot, the bold Bull calf Threetusk, and two young Cows.

Why did slaughtering this bull calf, who'd have ended up dead at cattle-killing time before the onset of winter anyway, make his soul cringe as it did?

Generation will war with generation, the eaglet will strive against the bull calf, white against black, and black against black, until the falcons return.