bully | Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

Bully
·vi To act as a bully. II. Bully ·noun A brisk, dashing fellow. III. Bully ·adj Jovial and bluster...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bully
A cowardly fellow, who gives himself airs of great bravery. A bully huff cap; a hector. See hector....

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Bully beef
·add. ·v Pickled or canned beef. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Bully tree
·- The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceae, as Dipholis nigra and species of S...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
bully back
A bully to a bawdy-house; one who is kept in pay, to oblige the frequenters of the house to submit t...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bully cock
One who foments quarrels in order to rob the persons quarrelling. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bully ruffians
Highwaymen who attack passengers with paths and imprecations. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bully trap
A brave man with a mild or effeminate appearance, by whom bullies are frequently taken in. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bully-ing
strutting. Kent. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
cock-a-bully
n. a popular name for the NewZealand fish Galaxias fasciatus, Gray, a corruption ofits Maori name Ko...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris