bullock

«bullock» in Mova's school dictionary: A young male cow that has been castrated (had its parts… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bullock, bullocks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A young male cow that has been castrated (had its parts removed so it cannot father calves), usually raised for beef. tree →

2) (US) A young bull. tree →

sense in the lessons

In farm and geography lessons, bullocks are raised for meat or, in some countries (such as India), used to pull carts and ploughs. In stories, a bullock cart is an old or rural way to travel. It tells the reader we are on a farm.

examples

• The farmer moved the bullocks to the top field. tree →
• A pair of bullocks pulled the heavy cart. tree →
• The bullock grazed quietly by the river. tree →
• In India, bullock carts carry crops to market. tree →
• The bullocks crowded round the water trough. tree →
• Grandad sold three bullocks at the market. tree →
• “We do not understand,” said the bullocks. tree →

note

Countable: a bullock, bullocks. Farm words: a bull is an adult male that can father calves; a steer (US) or bullock (UK) is a castrated male; a cow is a female that has had a calf; a heifer is a young female. Do not confuse with «bollocks», a rude UK swear word.

In the corpora

• And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
• And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting.
• And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting.
• And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting.
• one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bullock» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.