Past tense of bulldogging: to grab and wrestle down a steer or other animal by the horns, or to persistently pursue someone or something with aggressive determination.
From 'bulldog' (the dog breed known for their powerful bite and tenacious grip) + the past tense suffix '-ed'. The verb originated in American rodeo culture, where cowboys would twist steers to the ground in an event called 'bulldogging.'
Bulldogging started as a rodeo event where cowboys would literally leap from galloping horses onto the necks of running steers and wrestle them to the ground—it's one of the few rodeo events that was pioneered by African American and Black cowboys in the 1800s.
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