† bullardn.
Obsolete.
One who keeps a bull, or who takes part in bull-running.
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1825 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1484 Every bullard [at Stamford]..ought to drink on that day.
1830 Champion of East 12 Jan. 14 The bullards of Stamford intended yesterday..to have had another day's sport.
1864 R. Chambers Bk. of Days II. 574/2 The bullards, a name given to the admirers and supporters of bull-running [at Stamford].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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