bullock
Etymology
From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, corresponding to bull + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Dutch boelekijn (“bullock”).
noun
verb
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To bully. Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth. 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 47So you never knew when you were gonna fall foul of a furious bullocking. So it became a case of bullocking management, basically. You know, how can I stave off the stress and the bullying for another few days. 2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18
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