bullpup
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bullpup
- /ˈbʊlpʌp/
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From bull + pup. The firearms sense originated from firearm designers in the United States during the 1930s. The unconventional configuration of bullpup rifles was compared by analogy to bulldog puppies, which were considered "squat, ugly, but still aggressive and powerful".
noun bullpups · bull pup · bull-pup
- A bullpuppy, a bulldog puppy (of either sex). He sees thou art the best man for the swamp; that thy scent is keen with the bloodhound, thine eye like the hawk's, and thou art quick for fight as the colonel's bullpup.
- A handgun smaller than a bulldog. He brought with him the holsters of his young master, wrapped up in the fragment of a blanket. “I tink, Mass Willie,” said he, “dat you better hab dese little bullpups yer, onder you own han'. Dere's no telling how soon you may want 'em. De swode is good 'nough, when you hab dem tory in chopping rea
- A firearm configuration in which the trigger is located forward of the magazine and breech, as opposed to a conventional configuration in which the trigger is located rear of the magazine and breech.
Talk about this word "bullpup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bullpup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bullpup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bullpup "bullpup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bullpup.Cite this
@misc{bullpup_2026,
title = {bullpup},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bullpup},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
