From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bully \bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), interj.
Well done! Excellent!
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\
(b[.u]l"l[y^] b[=e]f`). [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir
to boil. See Boil, v. The word bouilli was formerly
commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]
Pickled or canned beef.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), a.
1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] "Bless thee, bully
doctor." --Shak.
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2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bullied (b[.u]l"l[=e]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Bullying.]
To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing,
swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully[1] toward.
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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.
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Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. Bullies
(b[u^]l"l[i^]z). [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerb[aum]k,
bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to
bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover,
G. buhle.]
1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous,
who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are
smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical
fellow.
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Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
--Palmerston.
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2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bully \Bul"ly\, v. i.
To act as a bully[1].
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