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Definition of Bullyrag

1. Verb. Be bossy towards. "They want to bullyrag the prisoners "; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

Definition of Bullyrag

1. v. t. Same as Bullirag.

Definition of Bullyrag

1. Verb. to taunt someone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bullyrag

1. to bully [v -RAGGED, -RAGGING, -RAGS] - See also: bully

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bullyrag

Literary usage of Bullyrag

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. London Up to Date by George Augustus Sala (1894)
"bullyrag, QC, who leads for the defendant, has been eyeing the plaintiff and licking his ... bullyrag, QC, has brought his biggest guns to bear upon him, ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1884)
"Bull-yed, a bull-head; a tadpole; the fish called the ' Miller's Thumb.' bullyrag, a bullying fellow. This is no doubt the same as ..."

3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1842)
"... how Coleridge snubbed an attorney at Chambers ; how old Sergeant bullyrag made reflections on.the honesty of one of their fraternity for not paying over ..."

4. A Glossary of Words Used in South-west Lincolnshire: (Wapentake of Graffoe). by Robert Eden George Cole (1886)
"Bull-yed, a bull-head ; a tadpole ; the fish called the ' Miller's Thumb.' bullyrag, a bullying follow. This is no doubt the same as ..."

5. A Glossary of Provincial Words Used in Herefordshire and Some of the by George Cornewall Lewis (1839)
"... Somersetshire : Willan, Forby, Palmer, and Jennings, in vv. " To rag" is used in the North in the same sense : Grose in v. Comp. Crav. Gl. in bullyrag ..."

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