"bullrush" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullrushes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullrush (plural bullrushes)
  1. Alternative spelling of bulrush Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bulrush
    Sense id: en-bullrush-en-noun-xoEixVvU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bullrushes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullrush (plural bullrushes)
  1. (colloquial) A headlong rush into something, heedless of danger. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: bull rush, bull-rush
    Sense id: en-bullrush-en-noun-GbKkGUj3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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