Banbury story of a cock and a bull
A roundabout, nonsensical story.
BANBURY STORY, of a Cock and a Bull, an Idle relation, in order to pick Acquaintance on the Road, till a convenient Place and Opportunity offer to rob or plunder.
noun
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
Any adult male bovine.
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants, camels and seals.
The quick eyes of a female caught sight of him first. With a barking guttural she called the attention of the others. Several huge bulls stood erect to get a better view of the intruder. With bared fangs and bristling necks they advanced slowly toward him, with deep-throated, ominous growls.
The upshot of the affair was that she accompanied me next morning. I rowed into the adjoining cove and up to the edge of the beach. There were seals all about us in the water, and the bellowing thousands on the beach compelled us to shout at each other to make ourselves heard. "I know men club them," I said, trying to reassure myself and gazing doubtfully at a large bull, not thirty feet away, upreared on his fore-flippers and regarding me intently. "But the question is, How do they club them?"
adj
Large and strong, like a bull.
Adult male.
a bull elephant
With the low, guttural snarl of the bull ape he sprang for the Frenchman.
Characterized by rising prices or belief that prices will rise.
a bull market
Stupid.
verb
To force oneself (in a particular direction); to move aggressively.
He bulled his way in.
To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.
To mate with (a cow or heifer).
To endeavour to raise the market price of.
to bull railroad bonds
To endeavour to raise prices in.
to bull the market