bulldogging

bull·dog  (bldôg, -dg)

n.

1. Any of a breed of short-haired dog characterized by a large head, strong square jaws with dewlaps, and a stocky body. It was originally bred for bullbaiting.

2. A short-barreled, large-caliber revolver or pistol.

3. A heat-resistant material used to line puddling furnaces.

4. Chiefly British A proctor's assistant at Oxford University or Cambridge University.

adj.

Stubborn.

tr.v. bull·dogged, bull·dog·ging, bull·dogs Western U.S.

To throw (a calf or steer) by seizing its horns and twisting its neck until the animal falls.

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bulldogger n.

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bulldogging

Western U.S. the seizing of a calf or steer by the horns and throwing it off its feet by twisting the head. — bulldogger, n.

See also: Bulls and Bullfighting