Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The hide of a bull; loosely, any very heavy hide or skin.
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Examples
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								The first few stabs were uneventful, though it took several tries to get through the bull-hide. Sick Cycle Carousel 2010 
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								She turned on the boss man after stepping daintily over his bull-hide tail. Silver Zombie Carole Nelson Douglas 2010 
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								They travel from their own country in the south-east, and advance through the jungle, and when about to approach the herds, stoop down, covering their bodies with their shields of bull-hide. How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004 
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								The glittering javelin pierced the tough bull-hide; The Iliad of Homer 2003 
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								The greave, and the dart, and the warrior's heart in its sevenfold casing of tough bull-hide. The Frogs 2000 
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								Holding their spears and bull-hide bucklers casually, here in the midst of people loyal to Rand, they kept a watch on anything that moved near him. A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996 
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								She whirled to confront him, spear ready in one hand, round bull-hide buckler in the other. A Crown of Swords Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1996 
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								The one-eyed man and several others raised their bull-hide bucklers toward her and rattled spears against them. Lord of Chaos Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1994 
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								Then the smile left Sepiriz and his eyes narrowed: He lashed at his twin horses with a bull-hide whip, so that blood laced the flanks of the great black steeds and they galloped even faster down the steep mountain. Storm Bringer Moorcock, Michael 1963 
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								Then the smile left Sepiriz and his eyes narrowed: He lashed at his twin horses with a bull-hide whip, so that blood laced the flanks of the great black steeds and they galloped even faster down the steep mountain. Stormbringer Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1963 
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