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Search phrase: bull

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Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.151to the town bull. Shall we steal upon them, Ned, atto the Towne-Bull? Shall we steale vpon them (Ned) at
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.ii.168From a God to a bull? A heavy descension!From a God, to a Bull? A heauie declension:
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.v.126And Warwick rages like a chafed bull.And Warwicke rages like a chafed Bull:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW V.v.3me! Remember, Jove, thou wast a bull for thy Europa.me: / Remember Ioue, thou was't a Bull for thy Europa,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.180Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull,(Be it on Lyon, Beare, or Wolfe, or Bull,
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.241‘ In time the savage bull doth bear the yoke.’In time the sauage / Bull doth beare tne yoake.
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.242The savage bull may; but if ever the sensibleThe sauage bull may, but if euer the sensible
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.43I think he thinks upon the savage bull.I thinke he thinkes vpon the sauage bull:
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.48Bull Jove, sir, had an amiable low;Bull Ioue sir, had an amiable low,
Much Ado About NothingMA V.iv.49And some such strange bull leaped your father's cow,And some such strange bull leapt your fathers Cow,
Titus AndronicusTit IV.iii.71The Bull, being galled, gave Aries such a knockThe Bull being gal'd, gaue Aries such a knocke,
Titus AndronicusTit V.i.31But where the bull and cow are both milk-white,But where the Bull and Cow are both milk-white,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.51there, his brother, the bull, the primitive statue andthere his Brother, the Bull, the primatiue Statue, and
Troilus and CressidaTC V.vii.10it. Now, bull! Now, dog! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! Now, mynow bull, now dogge, lowe; Paris lowe; now my
Troilus and CressidaTC V.vii.11double-horned Spartan! 'Loo, Paris, 'loo! – The bulldouble hen'd sparrow; lowe Paris, lowe; the bull
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.28Became a bull, and bellowed; the green NeptuneBecame a Bull, and bellow'd: the greene Neptune

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Glossary

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BullTaurus, the second sign of the zodiac, associated with cuckoldry, and also the neck and throat
bull-beefjoint of beef [reputed to give strength]
clout[archery] pin fixing a target, cloth patch at the centre of a target; mark, bull
Europa[pron: yu'rohpa] daughter of Agenor; abducted by Jove in the shape of a bull, who then swam with her on his back to Crete
Minotaur['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus
TaurusBull [second sign of the zodiac, associated with cuckoldry]

Thesaurus

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bull [animal]Minotaur
bull [in archery]clout
bull's penisbull's-pizzle
bull's-eyeblank
bull's-eyeprick
penis, bull'sbull's-pizzle

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos
Classical mythology... mw v v 3 remember jove thou wast a bull for thy europa daughter of agenor sh...
...e was abducted by jove in the shape of a bull who then swam with her on his back to c...
...y treasons lurk son of pasiphae and a bull from the sea half...
...from the sea half bull and half human kept in minos&rsquo lab...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BULLBASICbull n, bull-calf n, bullock n
BULLFOODbull-beef n
BULLPART OF BODYbull's-pizzle n
BULLPEOPLEbully rook n
PIZZLEBASICsee BULL

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