bull rope

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• bull rope — noun Etymology: bull (wheel) : a strong fiber or wire rope: a. : a rope working through a bull s eye; especially : one used in securing a light yard or mast b. : the rope that drives a bull wheel * * * Naut. any of various …   Useful english dictionary

• bull rope — lazy deckie (a rope to haul the cod end to a ship s side) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• bull rope — noun a rope used for hoisting a topmast or topgallant mast in a square rigged ship; it is rove from the cap of the lower mast, through a sheave in the foot of the topmast and then …   Wiktionary

• bull rope — Naut. any of various ropes for holding objects to prevent them from rubbing against or striking other objects. [1880 85] * * * …   Universalium

• Bull riding — is a rodeo sport that involves a rider getting on a large bull and attempting to stay mounted for at least 8 seconds while the animal attempts to buck off the rider. The rider tightly fastens one hand to the bull with a long braided rope. It is a …   Wikipedia

• Bull-leaping — (also , from Greek gr. ταυροκαθάψια [The name of a ritual bull fight held on occasion of a festival in Thessaly (scholion to Pindar, Pythian Odes 2.78), at Smyrna (CIG 3212) and at Sinope (CIG 4157).] ) is a motif of Middle Bronze Age figurative… …   Wikipedia

• Bull — Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce. [1913 Webster] {Bull bat} (Zo[ o]l.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. {Bull calf}. (a) A stupid fellow …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bull bat — Bull Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce. [1913 Webster] {Bull bat} (Zo[ o]l.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. {Bull calf}. (a) A stupid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bull calf — Bull Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce. [1913 Webster] {Bull bat} (Zo[ o]l.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. {Bull calf}. (a) A stupid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bull mackerel — Bull Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce. [1913 Webster] {Bull bat} (Zo[ o]l.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. {Bull calf}. (a) A stupid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bull pump — Bull Bull, a. Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large; fierce. [1913 Webster] {Bull bat} (Zo[ o]l.), the night hawk; so called from the loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the evening. {Bull calf}. (a) A stupid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English