Found 2 items, similar to John Bull.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: John Bull John Bull n : a man of English descent [syn: limey]
English → English (gcide) Definition: John Bull John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes.] A proper name of a man. [1913 Webster] John-apple, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john. John Bull, an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. John Bullism, English character. --W. Irving. John Doe (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W. John Doree, John Dory. [John (or F. jaune yellow) + Doree, Dory.] (Zo["o]l.) An oval, compressed, European food fish (Zeus faber). Its color is yellow and olive, with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark spot on each side. Called also dory, doree, and St. Peter's fish. [1913 Webster] Bull \Bull\, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle, Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr. the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The male of any species of cattle (Bovid[ae]); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant; also, the male of the whale. [1913 Webster] Note: The wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the oryx, a large species of antelope. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or action. --Ps. xxii. 12. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astron.) (a) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac. (b) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades. [1913 Webster] At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun, And the bright Bull receives him. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 4. (Stock Exchange) One who operates in expectation of a rise in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise. See 4th Bear, n., 5. [1913 Webster] 5. a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used as an expletive. [vulgar] Syn: bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot, balderdash, hogwash, dogshit. [WordNet 1.5] Bull baiting, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them. John Bull, a humorous name for the English, collectively; also, an Englishman. “Good-looking young John Bull.” --W. D.Howells. To take the bull by the horns, to grapple with a difficulty instead of avoiding it. [1913 Webster]