/ ˈbʊlək; NAmE / noun
a young bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed)
—compare ox , steer
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English bulluc , diminutive of bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli .
/ ˈbʊlək; NAmE / noun
a young bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed)
—compare ox , steer
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English bulluc , diminutive of bula (recorded in place names), from Old Norse boli .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005