bulldogging

Variant of bulldog

noun

  1. a short-haired, square-jawed, heavily built dog noted for its strong stubborn grip
  2. a short-barreled revolver of large caliber
  3. Brit. at Oxford and Cambridge universities, a proctor's assistant

Origin: bull- + dog

adjective

like or characteristic of a bulldog; stubborn, unrelenting, etc.

transitive verb bulldogged, bulldogging

to throw (a steer) by taking hold of its horns and twisting its neck
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