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Synonyms for bulldog


Grammar : Noun
Spell : boo l-dawg, -dog
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊlˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg

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Définition of bulldog

Origin :
  • c.1500, from bull (n.1) + dog (n.). Perhaps from shape, perhaps because originally used for baiting bulls.
  • As in newspaper : noun regular, continuous publication containing information
Example sentences :
  • He just wore Diablo down, hung to him like a bulldog, an' beat him out.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • "No, it was not," answered Gilman, all the bulldog in his nature coming to the surface.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Farnol Greer, on the other hand, was as heavily moulded as a bulldog.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • He was of the bulldog breed that has made old England what it is.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Bland, a thick-set man with the jaw of a bulldog, was eyeing him intently.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
  • It was a show-down and, bulldog fighter though he was, Jasper Swope weakened.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • You haven't such a thing as a bulldog pup you could spare me, I suppose?
  • Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • It was what was called a bulldog pistol, because it had a blunt, short muzzle.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple
  • And she not only tried not to love the butterfly, but had tried her loyal hardest to love the bulldog.
  • Extract from : « Bulldog And Butterfly » by David Christie Murray
  • He was naturally rather obstinate, and had a bulldog nature.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts' First Camp Fire » by Herbert Carter
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