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A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912 a sense said to have originated from a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he felt ldquolike a bull mooserdquo...
Progressive party
The political party formed chiefly out of the Republican party by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential campaign of 1912 The name Progressive party was chosen at the meeting held on Aug 7 1912 when the candidates were nominated and the platform adopted It was also known as the Bull Moose Party Among the chief articles in the platform are those demanding direct primaries preferential primaries for presidential nominations direct election of United States senators womens suffrage and recall of judicial decisions in certain cases In 1924 the label was also adopted by the party supporting the presidential campaign of Robert M La Follette and in 1948 it was also adopted by the party of Henry Wallace The party is no longer 1998 considered a force in U S national politics...
Papal bull
Papal bull. 1. The seal affixed to certain documents issued by the Pope. 2. Such a document itself. The bringing of papal bulls into the United Kingdom was at one time treason; but see the (English) Religious Disabilities Act, 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 59)....
bull necked
Having a short thick and muscular neck like that of a bull...
Bull
Bull [fr. bulla, Lat., a stud or boss], a brief or mandate of the Pope or Bishop of Rome, so called from the seal of lead or gold affixed to it, upon which was engraved on one side an image of St. Paul on the right of a cross, and that of St. Paul on the right of a cross, and that of St. Peter on the left, and on the other the Pope's name, and the year of his pontificate.To procure, publish, or put in use any of these is made treason, punished by death, by 13 Eliz. c. 2. That Act, though long previously obsolete, was not expressly repealed until 1846, and then only by an Act [(English) Religious Disabilities Act, 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 59()] repealing it so far only as the same imposes the penalties or punishments therein mentioned.A cant term used in the Stock Exchange to denote one who has bought stocks or shares with the intention of reselling on a rise in the market value. It may be applied either to a purely speculative purchaser or to one who makes a temporary investment. See BEAR...
Bull and boar
Bull and boar. By the custom of some places the parson was obliged to keep these animals for the use of the parishioners, in consideration of his having tithes of calves and pigs, etc., 1 Roll. Abr. 559....
Bull baiting
Bull baiting. See BAITING....
Bulls
Bulls. Licence required for keeping, see 21 & 22 Geo. 5, c. 43....
Bullfight
a sport of great antiquity in which men torment and fight with a bull or bulls in an arena for public amusement still popular in Spain Portugal and Latin American In the Spanish version a matador kills the bull with a sword after the bull has been weakened by wounds from small barbed rods and after he has displayed courage and artistic skill in causing the bull to charge many times while he stands still or nearly still In some versions the bull is not killed Occasionally the matador is wounded or killed by the bull...
elk
A large deer of several species The European elk Alces alces formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces is closely allied to the American moose The American elk or wapiti Cervus Canadensis the largest member of the deer family has large spreading antlers and is closely related to the European stag See Moose and Wapiti...
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