different between bullock vs tollie

English

Etymology

From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, corresponding to bull +? -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle Dutch boelekijn (“bullock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l?k/

Noun

bullock (plural bullocks)

1. (archaic) A young bull.

   • And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

2. A castrated bull; an ox.

Derived terms

• bullocky
• Gundaroo bullock

Translations

Verb

bullock (third-person singular simple present bullocks, present participle bullocking, simple past and past participle bullocked)

1. To bully.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 47:

     Yes, you villain, you have defiled my own bed, you have; and then you have charged me with bullocking you into owning the truth.

   • 2017, podcast "Untold - The Daniel Morgan Murder", episode "Master of the Dark Arts", from minute 11:18

     So you never knew when you were gonna fall foul of a furious bullocking. So it became a case of bullocking management, basically. You know, how can I stave off the stress and the bullying for another few days.

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans tollie, from Zulu ithole (“calf”).

Noun

tollie (plural tollies)

1. (South Africa) A bullock.

Anagrams

• Elliot, oillet

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Zulu ithole (“calf”), modified to use the diminutive -ie.

Noun

tollie (plural tollies)

1. bullock

Scots

Noun

tollie (plural tollies)

1. (vulgar) a piece of shit

Related terms

• keek
• kiche
• jobbie
• shit
• shite