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bulldog

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1. bulldog - Noun

2. bulldog - Adjective

3. bulldog - Verb

Meaning

A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls.

A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill.

Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible. Abraham Lincoln

He is not a bad fellow, though an absolute imbecile in his profession. He has one positive virtue. He is as brave as a bulldog and as tenacious as a lobster if he gets his claws upon anyone. Arthur Conan Doyle

I saved her {pet bulldog Noelle's) life -- and she changed mine. [Noelle is the title character of The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog -- Estefan's first children's book. ]. Gloria Estefan

There's probably no subject with quite so many conflictin' opinions about it as there are about food, and 'tis better to swap bubble gum with a rabid bulldog than challenge a single one o' the varyin' beliefs your average human holds about nutrition. Tom Robbins

I have both English bulldog determination and Bengal tiger strength. Bikram Choudhury

Fowl cock en got nuh right in bulldog fight. Bajan Proverb

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