loin English
Noun
( en noun)
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal
Usage notes
The plural loins is used for a wider body region, or specifically as a euphemism for the pubic region
Derived terms
* fruit of one's loins
* gird up one's loins
* loincloth
* loinskin
* short loin
* sirloin
* slack loin
* tenderloin steak
* tenderloin
* top loin
Related terms
* lumbago
* lumbar
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bull Etymology 1
From (etyl) bul, bule, from (etyl) . More at blow.
Noun
( en noun)
An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen.
#Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
An adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals.
A large, strong man.
(lb) An investor who buys (commodities or securities) in anticipation of a rise in prices.
(lb) A policeman.
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*:The Bat—they called him the Bat.. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face.
*1859 ,
*:Half-a-crown'' is known as an (alderman), (half a bull), (half a tusheroon), and a (madza caroon); whilst a ''crown'' piece, or ''five shillings , may be called either a (bull), or a (caroon), or a (cartwheel), or a (coachwheel), or a (thick-un), or a (tusheroon).
A man.
Synonyms
* guy, dude, bro, cat
* cop, copper, pig (derogatory''), rozzer (''British ). See also
Antonyms
* bear
Coordinate terms
* cow, ox, calf, steer
Adjective
( -)
Large and strong, like a bull.
Of large mammals, male.
- a bull elephant
(finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear)
Synonyms
* (large and strong) beefy, hunky, robust
* (male): male
Antonyms
* (large and strong): feeble, puny, weak
* (male): female
* (of a market): bear
Verb
To force oneself (in a particular direction).
- He bulled his way in .
To lie, to tell untruths.
To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.
(UK, military) To polish boots to a high shine.
(finance) To endeavour to raise the market price of.
- to bull railroad bonds
(finance) To endeavour to raise prices in.
- to bull the market
Derived terms
* bulldog
* bulldozer
* bulldust
* bullfrog
* bullhorn
* bull in a china shop
* bullseye
* bullshit
* bull wheel
* shoot the bull
* take the bull by the horns
Etymology 2
From (etyl) bulle'', from (etyl) ''bulle'', from Low (etyl) ''bulla
Noun
( en noun)
A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.
Verb
( en verb)
to publish in a Papal bull
Etymology 3
From (etyl) . Popularly associated with (bullshit).
Noun
(-)
A lie.
(euphemistic, informal) Nonsense.
Synonyms
* (nonsense) See also
Etymology 4
From (etyl) .
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