| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bul·ly |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b l  |
| NOUN: | Canned or pickled beef. Also called bully beef. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Perhaps French bouilli, boiled meat, label on canned beef, from past participle of bouillir, to boil, from Old French boilir. See boil1.
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