bullock

From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Proto-West Germanic *bulluk, corresponding to bull +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).

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bullock (plural bullocks)

1. (archaic) A young bull.

   Synonym: (rare) bullet

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 8:14:

     And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

2. A castrated bull; an ox.

bullock (third-person singular simple present bullocks, present participle bullocking, simple past and past participle bullocked)

1. To bully.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 47:

     Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth.

   • 2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18

     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.