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bullock-bow

bullock-bow noun: a U-shaped piece of wood that passes round a bullock's neck forming part of the yoke.

Noun

bullock-bow (plural bullock-bows)

  1. A U-shaped piece of wood that passes round a bullock's neck forming part of the yoke.
    • The rod dragged him right back to the well, where it doubled him like a bullock-bow and threatened to pin him to the earth.1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 8

Forms of bullock-bow

pluralbullock-bows

Questions about bullock-bow

What does bullock-bow mean?
Bullock-bow means a U-shaped piece of wood that passes round a bullock's neck forming part of the yoke.
What part of speech is bullock-bow?
Bullock-bow is a noun.
What is the plural of bullock-bow?
The plural of bullock-bow is bullock-bows.

Words near bullock-bow in the dictionary

  1. bullock's eye
  2. bullock's heart
  3. bullock's hearts
  4. Bullock's oriole
  5. Bullock's orioles
  6. bullock-bow
  7. bullock-bows
  8. bullock-cart
  9. bullock-carts
  10. bullocked
  11. bullockies

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