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Search phrase: bull-calf

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Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.255and still run and roared, as ever I heard bull-calf. Whatand still ranne and roar'd, as euer I heard Bull-Calfe. What
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.169Peter Bullcalf o'th' green!Peter Bulcalfe of the Greene.
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.170Enter Bullcalf
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.170Yea, marry, let's see Bullcalf.Yea marry, let vs see Bulcalfe.
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.172'Fore God, a likely fellow! Come, prick BullcalfTrust me, a likely Fellow. Come, pricke me Bulcalfe
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.238three pound to free Mouldy and Bullcalf.three pound, to free Mouldie and Bull-calfe.
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.242Marry, then, Mouldy, Bullcalf, Feeble, andMarry then, Mouldie, Bull-calfe, Feeble, and
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.244Mouldy and Bullcalf: for you, Mouldy, stay atMouldie, and Bull-calfe: for you Mouldie, stayat
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.ii.246Bullcalf, grow till you come unto it. I will none of you.Bull-calfe, grow till you come vnto it: I will none of you.

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Glossary

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beest-eatingdrinking the milk produced after the birth of a calf [considered undrinkable, except by rustics]
blankbull's-eye, target centre; or: line of sight
BullTaurus, the second sign of the zodiac, associated with cuckoldry, and also the neck and throat
bull-beefjoint of beef [reputed to give strength]
bull's-pizzlebull's penis
calffool, dolt, idiot
calves'-gutsviolin strings
clout[archery] pin fixing a target, cloth patch at the centre of a target; mark, bull
Europa[pron: yu'rohpa] daughter of Agenor; abducted by Jove in the shape of a bull, who then swam with her on his back to Crete
Minotaur['minotawr] son of Pasiphae and a bull from the sea, half bull and half human; kept in Minos' labyrinth; killed by Theseus
prickbull's-eye, target, centre spot
TaurusBull [second sign of the zodiac, associated with cuckoldry]

Thesaurus

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bull [animal]Minotaur
bull [in archery]clout
bull's penisbull's-pizzle
bull's-eyeblank
bull's-eyeprick
drinking milk produced after the birth of a calfbeest-eating
milk produced after the birth of a calf, drinkingbeest-eating
penis, bull'sbull's-pizzle

Themes and Topics

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Cosmos
Classical mythology

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