Summer times us went bar headed, but Unker Ned made bullrush hats for us to wear in winter. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference
Reed beds with rush, bullrush and clumps of mauve sea aster encroach on the narrow channel. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Cornwall] Reference
The armed man opens fire and Jayne decides to bullrush the two men and succeeds in knocking them to the floor. From Wordnik.com. [GAMING NEWS: Captain Bob's Serenity! (13 January 2007)] Reference
I think that kids that grow up in cities miss out on the fun of activities like cowtipping and bullrush fights. From Wordnik.com. [Tipping : Bev Vincent] Reference
I particularly like the duckling firing the air-powered frog into the air, and the bullrush spindles on the landing. From Wordnik.com. [Snuggle Down] Reference
He whittled away at a bullrush (we were sunning by the river, after a swim) and said, "Well, they have earth magic, if you can find a good one.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bull From The Sea]
Their heroes fight, after preliminary parley which would do credit to the chivalry of the Hippodrome; and their lances invariably splinter as frush as the texture of the bullrush. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847] Reference
I wasn't going to just bullrush Andrei, that would have been a silly strategy considering the power in his strikes. From Wordnik.com. [Five Ounces of Pain] Reference
There was also much of the wild flax, of which we now obtained some ripe seed, as well as some bullrush and cattail flag. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.] Reference
Poised on a bullrush tipsy with his weight: Nay, in his cage the lone canary sings, Feels the soft air, and spreads his idle wings. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of My Life]
The Hurricanes proved you are never too old or too big to play a game of bullrush, much to the delight of a group of Wellington kids watching them train. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
Alex Fidow, 12, said that watching the team play the spirited game of bullrush - in which players run through a gauntlet of tacklers - was his favourite part of the training. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
This creek was joined by several other sandy creeks, also by dry channels fringed with Pandanus, and by chains of water-holes, in which Typhas (bullrush) indicated the underground moisture. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845] Reference
Shakespeare, in the description of the crazed girl whose "careless tresses a wreath of bullrush rounded" where she sat playing with flowers for emblems at a game of love and sorrow -- but liker in all else to. From Wordnik.com. [A Study of Shakespeare] Reference
It's hard to know what kind of impact this had on the outcome -- and based on how things played out it probably didn't -- but Lesnar's decision to bullrush Velasquez from the opening bell can't be considered anything but a major tactical error. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
The low ground has a fertile soil of rich black loam, and contains a considerable quantity of timber, with the bullrush and cattail flag very abundant in the moist parts, while the drier situations are covered with fine grass, tansy, thistles, onions, and flax. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6.] Reference
In my mind’s eye, I can still remember Matt Suhey’s score that got the rout going and the Fridge’s endzone bullrush from the last Bears visit to Super-land. From Wordnik.com. [Super Bowl Clips Coming to iTunes] Reference
We also used to have bullrush fights. From Wordnik.com. [Tipping : Bev Vincent] Reference
A bullrush tripped her, whereupon she saw. From Wordnik.com. [Finding of Moses] Reference
I want to see him hatch; and I shall plant a bullrush for him to climb up. ". From Wordnik.com. [Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men] Reference
Poised on a bullrush tipsy with his weight. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of My Life] Reference
10 tag '(an adaptation on bullrush), just one of the many drills passed some great support play resulting in plenty of well taken tries. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
I miss bullrush fights. From Wordnik.com. [Tipping : Bev Vincent] Reference
He can bullrush you or get you with technique. From Wordnik.com. [Freep.com - RSS] Reference
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