Bul"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.] To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.
For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing.
Tatler.
Syn. -- To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
Bul"ly, v. i. To act as a bully.
Bul"ly*rag (&?;), v. t. Same as Bullirag.
Bul"ly*rock` (&?;), n. A bully. [Slang Obs.] Shak.
Bul"ly tree` (&?;). (Bot.) The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceæ, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely resembling gutta-percha.
Bul"rush` (&?;), n. [OE. bulrysche, bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.] (Bot.) A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.
The name bulrush is applied in England especially to the cat-tail (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) and to the lake club-rush (Scirpus lacustris); in America, to the Juncus effusus, and also to species of Scirpus or club-rush.
||Bulse (&?;), n. A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc. [India] Macaulay.
Bul"tel (&?;), n. [LL. bultellus. See Bolt to sift.] A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran. [Obs.]
Bul"ti (&?;), n. (Zoöl.) Same as Bolty.
Bul"tow` (&?;), n. A trawl; a boulter; the mode of fishing with a boulter or spiller.
Bul"wark (&?;), n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw. bolwerk, Dan. bolvärk, bulvärk, rampart; akin to G. bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See Bole stem, and Work, n., and cf. Boulevard.] 1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
2. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our island.
Blackstone.