bullroarer
English
noun
Definitions
- An ancient ritual musical instrument and means of communicating over extended distances, consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to cause an intermittent roaring noise.
Etymology
Compound from English bull + English roarer.
Origin
English
roarer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bull English
- bull butter English
- bull dyke English
- bull-like English
- bull-mobile English
- bull-necked English
- bull-thrower English
- bullbaiting English
- bullbleep English
- bullcrap English
- bullcrud English
- bulldog English
- bulldoze English
- bulldung English
- bulldust English
- bullfaced English
- bullfight English
- bullfighter English
- bullfighting English
- bullfinch English
- bullfrog English
- bullfuck English
- bullhead English
- bullheaded English
- bullhook English
- bullhorn English
- bullish English
- bullneck English
- bullnecked English
- bullnose English
- bullock English
- bullpen English
- bullplop English
- bullpoop English
- bullpucky English
- bullrail English
- bullring English
- bullscutter English
- bullseye English
- bullshit English
- bullshot English
- bullsnake English
- bullsnot English
- bullspeak English
- bullswool English
- bullwhacker English
- bullwhip English
- bullwort English
- chrysobull English
- permabull English
- roar English
- roarer English
- semibull English
- stingbull English
- superbull English
- bole Middle English
- bullúil Irish
- bula-ma-kau Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- roar
- bull
- roarer
- bullock
- bullpen
- bulldog
- bullish
- bullring
- bullneck
- semibull
- bullhorn
- bullsnot
- bullwhip
- bullpoop
- bulldung
- bullfuck
- bullnose
- bullwort
- bullshot
- bullfrog
- bullhead
- bullrail
- bullhook
- bullcrap
- bullplop
- bulldoze
- bullseye
- bullshit
- bullcrud
- bulldust
- bullswool
- bullfinch
- stingbull
- superbull
- bull-like
- bullspeak
- permabull
- bullfaced
- bullfight
- bull dyke
- bullbleep
- bullpucky
- bullsnake
- bullnecked
- bullheaded
- chrysobull
- bullscutter
- bull butter
- bullfighter
- bullwhacker
- bull-mobile
- bullbaiting
- bull-necked
- bull-thrower
- bullfighting