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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1
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Bull-Fight
BULL’-FIGHT, n. [bull and fight.] A combat with a bull; an amusement among the Spaniards and Portuguese. A horseman, called a toreador or picador attacks a bull in a circus or inclosed arena, in presence of multitudes of spectators, irritating him with a spear, till the bull rushes upon the horseman, and perhaps dismounts the rider. After the bull has been tormented a long time, the horseman leaves him, and some persons on foot attack him and plunge darts into his neck; and at a signal given by the president, the barbarous sport is ended by the dagger of a matador.
BULL’-FINCH, n. [bull and finch.] A bird of the Sparrow kind, whose breast,cheeks and throat are of a crimson color; the rubicilla.
BULL’-FLY, or BULL’-BEE, n. An insect.
BULL’-FROG, n. [bull and frog.] The rana ocellata, a large species of frog, found in North America, of a dusky brown color, mixed with a yellowish green, and spotted with black. These frogs live in stagnant water, and utter a loud croaking sound, from which they probably received their name.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Bull-Fight," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed June 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UWW4EU1J17VSJTZ.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Bull-Fight." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 30 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UWW4EU1J17VSJTZ.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Bull-Fight' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 30 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UWW4EU1J17VSJTZ.
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