bullock

[ bool-uhk ]

noun

1. a castrated bull; steer.
2. a young bull.

bullock

/ ˈbʊlək /

noun

1. a gelded bull; steer
2. archaic.
   a bull calf

verb

1. informal.
   intr to work hard and long

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullock¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bullok, Old English bulluc; bull ¹, -ock

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullock¹

Old English bulluc ; see bull ¹, -ock

Example Sentences

Photographs from the 1960s and 70s show scientists carrying rockets and satellites on cycles or even a bullock cart.

From BBC

The incident led to calls to keep the bullocks that graze on a nearby common under better control.

From BBC

This is the moment a bullock was hoisted to safety by its legs after getting trapped in a sinkhole in County Durham.

From BBC

A man on a bullock cart trundles by.

From BBC

My husband ploughed it, steadying the plough behind the two bullocks while I came behind, strewing the seed to either side and sprinkling the earth over from the basket at my hip.

From Literature