"bullamacow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullamacows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bullamacow (countable and uncountable, plural bullamacows)
  1. (countable, Pacific islands) A bull or cow; cattle. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-bullamacow-en-noun-7qS-FKgZ
  2. (uncountable, slang) Tinned beef. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bullamacow-en-noun-VbF-bonm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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