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bullhook

bullhook noun: an ankus.

Noun

bullhook (plural bullhooks)

  1. An ankus.

Forms of bullhook

pluralbullhooks

Origin of bullhook

From bull + hook.

Questions about bullhook

What does bullhook mean?
Bullhook means an ankus.
What part of speech is bullhook?
Bullhook is a noun.
What is the plural of bullhook?
The plural of bullhook is bullhooks.

Words near bullhook in the dictionary

  1. bullhead sharks
  2. bullheaded
  3. bullheadedly
  4. bullheadedness
  5. bullheads
  6. bullhook
  7. bullhooks
  8. bullhorn
  9. bullhorns
  10. Bulli
  11. bulliable

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