English English Dictionary

A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other the name of the pope who uses it.

A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.

A small European plum (Prunus communis, var. insitita). See Plum.

The bully tree.

of Bulla

Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls.

of Bullary

A collection of papal bulls.

A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery.

Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.

Something used or suggested to produce terror, as in children or persons of weak mind; a bugbear.

A scaraboid beetle; esp. the Typhaeus vulgaris of Europe.

A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.

A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.

Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity.

To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro voters, in Louisiana.

of Bulldoze

One who bulldozes.

of Bulldoze

Swollen.