bul·lock (b l  k)n. 1. A castrated bull; a steer. 2. A young bull. [Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
bullock [ˈbʊlək]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a gelded bull; steer
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) Archaic a bull calf
vb
(intr) Austral and NZ informal to work hard and long
[Old English bulluc;see bull1, -ock]
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| Noun | 1. |  bullock - young bull young mammal - any immature mammal bull - uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle |
| 2. | bullock - castrated bull male - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen" |
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