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Origin of "Bulldozer"
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 14 Feb 2005 17:48:33 GMT
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Does anyone know where the name "bulldozer" came from? Is it because they do
the work that bulls on a farm used to do and therefore give the bulls no other
alternative but to "doze" (sleep) all day?
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Origin of "Bulldozer"
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| (...) Nate- This word first appears in writing in 1876 as the verb bulldoze which meant "intimidate by violence". A bulldozer was therefore "one who intimidates by violence". It is suggested that the word is simply a compound of bull "male cow" and (...) (19 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Origin of "Bulldozer"
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| (...) It is a shortened version of "a bull's dose" meaning a large amount of something. . i always wondered this too, and recently got a good coffee table book on heavy machinery that said that is where it came from. Bulldozers were invented and (...) (19 years ago, 14-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic)
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