1A sexually mature male of a large wild species, such as moose or elk.
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Is this the bull of the woods, or just something average?
Remember two animals that were in full rut and were the bull-of-the-woods of the area - a big pronghorn antelope and a Canadian bull moose.
2The supervisor of a logging camp.
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Lastly, a responsible hunter must factor in what's going to happen to him when the bull of the woods walks out of the timber.
The pecking order of the men in charge of the operation, beginning at the bottom, was grease monkey, bull whacker, hook tender (operation boss) and bull of the woods (superintendent).
Definition of bull of the woods in US English:
bull of the woods
noun
1A sexually mature male of a large wild species, such as moose or elk.
Example sentencesExamples
Is this the bull of the woods, or just something average?
Remember two animals that were in full rut and were the bull-of-the-woods of the area - a big pronghorn antelope and a Canadian bull moose.
2The supervisor of a logging camp.
Example sentencesExamples
Lastly, a responsible hunter must factor in what's going to happen to him when the bull of the woods walks out of the timber.
The pecking order of the men in charge of the operation, beginning at the bottom, was grease monkey, bull whacker, hook tender (operation boss) and bull of the woods (superintendent).