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Where does “bull” come from?

bull (French) comes from English bulldozer, from English bulldoze, from English bulldose.

bull (French): bulldozer

Definitions

  1. bulldozer

Ancestry of “bull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbulldozerA tractor with an attached blade for pushing...
2EnglishbulldozeTo destroy with a bulldozer; To push someone over...
3Englishbulldose—
Every word from English bulldose →