Found 2 items, similar to Bulldog.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bulldog bulldog adj : stubbornly unyielding; “dogged persistence”; “dour determination”; “the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics”; “a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it”- T.S.Eliot; “men tenacious of opinion” [syn: dogged, dour, pertinacious, tenacious, unyielding] [also: bulldogging] bulldog n : a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting [syn: English bulldog] v 1: attack viciously and ferociously 2: throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo [also: bulldogging]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bulldog Bulldog \Bull"dog`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage, and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being formerly employed in baiting bulls. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metal.) A refractory material used as a furnace lining, obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling furnace of a rolling mill. [1913 Webster] Bulldog \Bull"dog`\, a. Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog courage; bulldog tenacity. [1913 Webster] Bulldog bat (Zo'94l.), a bat of the genus Nyctinomus; -- so called from the shape of its face. [1913 Webster]