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This was the name made famous by William Frederick Cody (1846- 1917), one of the world's greatest showmen. He was born in Iowa and when little more than a boy was a rider of the Pony Express (#.v.). In 1861 he became a scout and guide for the U.S. army, and fought in the Civil War. In 1867 he made a contract to supply the labourers constructing the Kansas Pacific railway with buffalo meat, hence his sobriquet.
A boxer.
One that steals and kills horses and dogs for their skins; also an inn-keeper: in Ireland it signifies a boxer.
A navy term for a boatswain’s mate, one of whose duties it is—or was—to administer the "cat."
A small, self-governing state separating two larger states, and thus tending to prevent hostilities between the two. The term seems to have originated on the north- west frontiers of India.
A stupid or obtuse person.—Miege. German, BUFFELHAUPT, buffalo-headed. Occurs in Plautus’ Comedies made English, 1694.
The Third Regiment of Foot in the British army. From their facings.
In U.S.A. this phrase is applied to long talks, among men only, about life in general or some particular problem.
toad, frog
A nick name given by the Irish to Englishmen; bugs having, as it is said, been introduced into Ireland by the English.
to go away and leave someone alone
a sudden, intense period of criticism or controversy
A low wretch who plunders drunken men.
A bed.
A coarse term for a bed.
A scare-babe, or bully-beggar.
Comely, handsome. IRISH.
mad; crazy
A blackguard, a rascal, a term of reproach. Mill the bloody bugger; beat the damned rascal.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Crazy.
A gig, or light chaise. Common term in America and in India, as well as in England.
A flea-infested hotel, lodging-house etc.
Money.
Applied in fashionable slang to the make or style of dress, &c. "It’s a tidy BUILD, who made it?" A tailor is sometimes called a "trousers’ BUILDER."
Improve something that already exists
Gather evidence to support an argument or claim
To establish connections or improve relationships between people or groups
Develop strength and personality through experience and challenges
To base something on a weak or unstable foundation
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
to increase or strengthen something
Exceptionally talented or skilled
Very sturdy or strong
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Exceptionally strong or sturdy
heroin
Large; synonymous with BUSTER.
Two pickpockets; the bulk jostles the party to be robbed, and the file does the business.
a payment system where a doctor bills a patient's insurance directly
One who lodges all night on a bulk or projection before old-fashioned shop windows.
The police.
An Exchange Alley term for one who buys stock on speculation for time, i.e. agrees with the seller, called a Bear, to take a certain sum of stock at a future day, at a stated price: if at that day stock fetches more than the price agreed on, he receives the difference; if it falls or is cheaper, he either pays it, or becomes a lame duck, and waddles out of the Alley. See LAME DUCK and BEAR.
One who agrees to purchase stock at a future day, at a stated price, but who simply speculates for a rise in public securities to render the transaction a profitable one. Should stocks fall, the BULL is then called upon to pay the difference. See BEAR, who is the opposite of a BULL, the former selling, the latter purchasing—the one operating for a fall, the other for a rise.
A butcher shop or meat market
Bull and Mouth. Public- house signs. A corruption of Boulogne Gate or Mouth, adopted out of compliment to Henry VIII, who took Boulogne in 1544. The public-house sign consisting of a plain (or coloured) bull is usually with reference to the cognizance of the house of Clare. The sign of the famous Bull and Mouth Inn in Alders- gate St.
bullshit
A great hulkey or clumsy fellow. See HULKEY.
Nonsense; bullshit.
Persons who over-drive bulls, or frequent bull baits.
Someone who causes damage or chaos due to their carelessness
An informal discussion or gathering where people talk casually
To pour hot water into an empty rum puncheon, and let it stand until it extracts the spirit from the wood. The mixture is drunk by sailors in default of something stronger.—Sea.
A horn: he wears the bull's feather; he is a cuckold.
A term of contempt; "as ugly as BULL-BEEF," "go to the billy-fencer, and sell yourself for BULL-BEEF." Sometimes used to indicate full size of anything. "There was he, as big as BULL-BEEF."
The runners who accompany the proctor in his perambulations, and give chase to runaways.—University.
To discharge from a situation. To shake the BULLET at anyone, is to threaten him with "the sack," but not to give him actual notice to leave. To get the BULLET is to get notice, while to get the instant BULLET is to be discharged upon the spot. The use of the term is most probably derived from a fancied connexion between it and the word discharge.
A hunting term for a large, thick, quickset hedge, difficult alike to "top" or burst through. Probably a corruption of BULL-FENCE, a fence made to prevent cattle straying either in or out.
Pouring water into a rum cask, when it is nearly empty, to prevent its leaking.