- bull-roar|er
- bull-roar|er «BUL RR uhr, -ROHR-», noun.a long, thin strip of wood with a cord or thong at one end, by which it is whirled rapidly to make a roaring sound in certain primitive religious rites.
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Bull-roarer — Bull roar er, n. A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise. It is used as a toy, and among some races in certain religious rites.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
roar´er — roar «rr, rohr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a loud, deep sound; make a loud noise: »The lion roared. The bull roared with pain. The wind roared at the windows. SYNONYM(S): bellow, bawl, howl, yell. 2. to laugh loudly or without restraint: »The… … Useful english dictionary
roar — vb Roar, bellow, bluster, bawl, vociferate, clamor, howl, ululate are comparable when they mean to make a very loud and often a continuous or protracted noise. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are to be found in their nouns … New Dictionary of Synonyms
roar — [rôr] vi. [ME raren < OE rarian, akin to Ger rehren < IE echoic base * rei , to cry out > Sans rǡyati, (he) bellows, ON rāmr, hoarse] 1. to utter a loud, deep, rumbling sound, as a lion or a person in excitement, pain, anger, etc. 2. to… … English World dictionary
bull — I. /bʊl / (say bool) noun 1. an adult male of the domestic cow, with sexual organs intact and capable of reproduction. 2. an adult male of any bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos. 3. the male of various other large animals, as the elephant …
bull — {{11}}bull (1) O.E. bula a bull, a steer, or O.N. boli bull, both from P.Gmc. *bullon (Cf. M.Du. bulle, Ger. Bulle), perhaps from a Germanic verbal stem meaning to roar, which survives in some German dialects and perhaps in the first element of… … Etymology dictionary
bull-like — 1. adjective Earlier and more common. An hideous bull like roar I raisd, / [...] 2. adverb Earlier and more common. [Entry for the Greek word Taurêdon ] , adv. (i.) bull like. B. 816 … Wiktionary
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bullroarer — bull·roar·er (bo͝olʹrôrʹər, rōrʹ ) n. A small wooden slat attached to a string that makes a roaring noise when whirled. * * * … Universalium
b(e)u-1, bh(e)u- — b(e)u 1, bh(e)u English meaning: expr. sound of hitting Deutsche Übersetzung: schallnachahmend for dumpfe Schalleindrũcke, e.g. Uhuruf, dumpfer Schlag among others Material: Pers. būm “owl”; Arm. bu, buēč “owl” (without consonant … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
