[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bull \bull\, n. oe. bule, bul, bole; akin to d. bul, g. bulle,
   icel. boli, lith. bullus, lett. bollis, russ. vol'; prob. fr.
   the root of as. bellan, e. bellow.
   1. zool. the male of any species of cattle bovidae;
      hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant;
      also, the male of the whale.
      1913 webster

   note: the wild bull of the old testament is thought to be the
         oryx, a large species of antelope.
         1913 webster

   2. one who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or
      action. --ps. xxii. 12.
      1913 webster

   3. astron.
      a taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
      b a constellation of the zodiac between aries and
          gemini. it contains the pleiades.
          1913 webster

                at last from aries rolls the bounteous sun,
                and the bright bull receives him. --thomson.
          1913 webster

   4. stock exchange one who operates in expectation of a rise
      in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise.
      see 4th bear, n., 5.
      1913 webster

   5. a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. also used as an
      expletive. vulgar

   syn: bullshit, irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola,
        bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot,
        balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.
        wordnet 1.5

   bull baiting, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering
      them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.

   john bull, a humorous name for the english, collectively;
      also, an englishman. "good-looking young john bull." --w.
      d.howells.

   to take the bull by the horns, to grapple with a difficulty
      instead of avoiding it.
      1913 webster
see also:
bovidae bear bull baiting john bull to take the bull by the horns 

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