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Bull.

Bull-dog (A).

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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.


Bull and Gate. Bull and Mouth.

Public-house signs. A corruption of Boulogne Gate or Mouth, adopted out of compliment to Henry VIII., who took Boulogne in 1544.	1

Bull.

Bull-dog (A).

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