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bull tongue

bull tongue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l tuhng]
    • /bʊl tʌŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [boo l tuhng]
    • /bʊl tʌŋ/

Definitions of bull tongue words

  • noun bull tongue a heavy plough used in growing cotton, having an almost vertical mouldboard 3
  • noun bull tongue a plough or cultivator with a single shovel 3
  • noun bull tongue a simple, detachable plowshare, used esp. for breaking hard virgin soil 3
  • noun bull tongue a plow having a vertical moldboard, used in cultivating cotton. 1

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Origin of bull tongue

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1825-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bull tongue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bull tongue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bull tongue usage trend in Literature

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