bull-pen

  • 11bull pen — A certain place of close confinement at a penitentiary …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12bull pen — A name given at some of the state penitentiaries to that part of the prison where prisoners are kept in close confinement. State v Kelley, 118 Or 397, 247 P 146. The name is also given facetiously to the common room in a men s dormitory, the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 13bull·pen — /ˈbʊlˌpɛn/ noun, pl ⋯ pens [count] 1 : a place on a baseball field where pitchers practice throwing the ball before they start pitching in a game A relief pitcher is warming up in the bullpen. 2 : the pitchers on a baseball team who can replace… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 14bull-pen — …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 15pen — I [[t]pɛn[/t]] n. v. penned, pen•ning 1) any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance 2) a detachable metal penpoint; nib 3) such a penpoint with its holder 4) the pen as a symbol of authorship 5) a writer 6)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16pen — pen1 penlike, adj. penner, n. /pen/, n., v., penned, penning. n. 1. any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance. 2. a detachable metal penpoint, filled by dipping or with a quill; nib. 3. such a penpoint with …

    Universalium

  • 17pen — I. transitive verb (penned; penning) Etymology: Middle English pennen, from Old English pennian Date: 13th century to shut in or as if in a pen II. noun Etymology: Middle English, perhaps from pennen Date: 14th century 1 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18bull — Synonyms and related words: Brahman, Dogberry, Indian buffalo, Irish bull, John Law, Pastoral Epistle, aerogram, air letter, airgraph, anacoluthon, andric, appointment, assault, aurochs, babble, balderdash, balls, baloney, bear, bear the market,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19The Spanish Bull-Fight —     The Spanish Bull Fight     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Spanish Bull Fight     Neither the English term nor the German (Stiergefecht) used to designate this popular diversion of the Spaniards, can be said to express adequately the essential… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 20Red Bull New York season 2008 — Infobox Football club season club = Red Bull New York season = 2008 manager = flagicon|COL Juan Carlos Osorio chairman = flagicon|AUT Red Bull GmbH league = Major League Soccer league result = league topscorer = season topscorer = highest… …

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