Meanings
bullock1
present singular third person bullocks · participle present bullocking · participle past bullocked · past bullocked
- To bully.
Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth.
1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 471 more example
So you never knew when you were gonna fall foul of a furious bullocking. So it became a case of bullocking management, basically. You know, how can I stave off the stress and the bullying for another few days.
2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18
Bullock2
plural Bullocks
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Burlington County and Ocean County, New Jersey.
- countableuncountableA ghost town in Harding County, South Dakota.
- countableuncountableA community in Lanark Highlands township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Bullock County.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA young bull.
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Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*bulluk
- Old Englishbulluc
- Middle Englishbullok
- Englishbullock
From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Proto-West Germanic *bulluk, corresponding to bull + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-West Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian млад бик, вол
- млад бик (mlad bik)(archaic) a young bull
- вол (vol)a castrated bull; an ox
Danish stud, stud
- stud(archaic) a young bull
- studa castrated bull; an ox
Finnish mulli, mullikka
- mulli(archaic) a young bull
- mullikka(archaic) a young bull
- härkäa castrated bull; an ox
French taurillon, bouvillon
- taurillon(archaic) a young bull
- bouvillon(archaic) a young bull
- bœufa castrated bull; an ox
German Öchslein, Ochse
- Öchslein(archaic) a young bull
- Ochsea castrated bull; an ox
Hindi बैल
- बैल (bail)a castrated bull; an ox
Hungarian tulok, tinó
- tulok(archaic) a young bull
- tinó(archaic) a young bull
- tuloka castrated bull; an ox
- tinóa castrated bull; an ox
Irish bullán, bológ
- bullána castrated bull; an ox
- bológa castrated bull; an ox
Italian giovenco
- giovenco(archaic) a young bull
Latin bovulus, vitulus
- bovulus(archaic) a young bull
- vitulus(archaic) a young bull
Māori puruki, ōkiha
- purukia castrated bull; an ox
- ōkihaa castrated bull; an ox
Polish byczek
- byczek(archaic) a young bull
Portuguese novilho
- novilho(archaic) a young bull
Romanian junc
- junc(archaic) a young bull
Russian бычо́к, телёнок
- бычо́к (byčók)(archaic) a young bull
- телёнок (teljónok)(archaic) a young bull
- вол (vol)a castrated bull; an ox
Scottish Gaelic damh, damh
- damh(archaic) a young bull
- damha castrated bull; an ox
Spanish buey
- bueya castrated bull; an ox
Swedish oxe, stut
- oxea castrated bull; an ox
- stuta castrated bull; an ox
Tagalog torete
- torete(archaic) a young bull
Turkish tosun
- tosun(archaic) a young bull
Ukrainian віл
- віл (vil)a castrated bull; an ox
Urdu بیل
- بیل (bail)a castrated bull; an ox
Cite this entry
bullock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullock
“bullock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullock. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bullock,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bullock.
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