morrillon.

Brit.

/mɒˈrɪl(j)əʊ/,

/mɒˈriːjəʊ/, U.S.

/mɔˈrijoʊ/

Forms: 1900s– morillo, 1900s– morrillo, 1900s– murillo.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish morrillo.

Etymology: < Spanish morrillo fleshy part of the neck (1734) < morro morro n. + -illo , diminutive suffix (compare -illa suffix).

Bullfighting.

The muscle at the back of the bull's neck, one of the targets for the lances of the bullfighters.

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1925 E. Hemingway Let. 26 Feb. (2013) II. 258 The hump of the muscle on the neck is called the Morillo—it swells when the bulls mad.

1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon xvi. 180 The morillo, or hump of muscle that rises from the back of the bull's neck to his shoulders.

1959 V. J. Kehoe Aficionado! i. 34 They [sc. the picadors] must place a pica (lance) into the rear part of the toro's long hump of neck muscle, known as the morrillo or cerviguillo.

1968 S. Oag In Presence of Death 261 They [sc. the picadors] should give it a minimum of three varas to test the bull's courage, weaken its powerful tossing muscle, the murillo, and lower its head.

1971 J. Leibold This is Bullfight ii. 31 The throwing muscle at the back of the neck (called the morrillo) is remarkably developed [in the fighting bull].

2000 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 30 July 17 With their wooden lances tipped with steel they will stick it. If they are good enough they will wound it only on the morrillo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morrillo
释义	morrillon. Brit. /mɒˈrɪl(j)əʊ/, /mɒˈriːjəʊ/, U.S. /mɔˈrijoʊ/ Forms: 1900s– morillo, 1900s– morrillo, 1900s– murillo. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish morrillo. Etymology: < Spanish morrillo fleshy part of the neck (1734) < morro morro n. + -illo , diminutive suffix (compare -illa suffix). Bullfighting. The muscle at the back of the bull's neck, one of the targets for the lances of the bullfighters. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [noun] > parts of gorgea1626 roof1802 morrillo1925 1925 E. Hemingway Let. 26 Feb. (2013) II. 258 The hump of the muscle on the neck is called the Morillo—it swells when the bulls mad. 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon xvi. 180 The morillo, or hump of muscle that rises from the back of the bull's neck to his shoulders. 1959 V. J. Kehoe Aficionado! i. 34 They [sc. the picadors] must place a pica (lance) into the rear part of the toro's long hump of neck muscle, known as the morrillo or cerviguillo. 1968 S. Oag In Presence of Death 261 They [sc. the picadors] should give it a minimum of three varas to test the bull's courage, weaken its powerful tossing muscle, the murillo, and lower its head. 1971 J. Leibold This is Bullfight ii. 31 The throwing muscle at the back of the neck (called the morrillo) is remarkably developed [in the fighting bull]. 2000 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 30 July 17 With their wooden lances tipped with steel they will stick it. If they are good enough they will wound it only on the morrillo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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