Bullock
/ˈbʊlək/noun
A young bull, especially one castrated and raised for beef or draft work.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a Germanic root for “bull,” and its history shows how cattle vocabulary was one of the oldest, most practical forms of power-language in everyday life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bhel-
“to swell, blow up”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*bullǭ / *bullō
“bull, male bovine”
Old English
OE
bulluc
“a young bull; a bull-calf”
Middle English
ME
bullok
“a young bull, especially one used for draft or slaughter”
Modern English
English
bullock
“a young bull, especially a castrated one raised for work or meat”