资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See {Johannes}.]
   A proper name of a man.

   {John-apple}, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same
      as {Apple-john}.

   {John Bull}, an ideal personification of the typical
      characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English
      people.

   {John Bullism}, English character. --W. Irving.

   {John Doe} (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious
      plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.

   {John Doree}, {John Dory}. [John (or F. jaune yellow) +
      Doree, Dory.] (Zo["o]l.) An oval, compressed, European
      food fish ({Zeus faber}). Its color is yellow and olive,
      with golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round
      dark spot on each side. Called also {dory}, {doree}, and
      {St. Peter's fish}.

Bull \Bull\, n. [OE. bule, bul, bole; akin to D. bul, G. bulle,
   Icel. boli, Lith. bullus, Lett. bollis, Russ. vol'; prob. fr.
   the root of AS. bellan, E. bellow.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) The male of any species of cattle
      ({Bovid[ae]}); hence, the male of any large quadruped, as
      the elephant; also, the male of the whale.

   Note: The wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the
         oryx, a large species of antelope.

   2. One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or
      action. --Ps. xxii. 12.

   3. (Astron.)
      (a) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
      (b) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and
          Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.

                At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun, And
                the bright Bull receives him.     --Thomson.

   4. (Stock Exchange) One who operates in expectation of a rise
      in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise.
      See 4th {Bear}, n., 5.

   {Bull baiting}, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering
      them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.

   {John Bull}, a humorous name for the English, collectively;
      also, an Englishman. ``Good-looking young John Bull.''
      --W. D.Howells.

   {To take the bull by the horns}, to grapple with a difficulty
      instead of avoiding it.

资料来源 : WordNet®

John Bull
     n : a man of English descent [syn: {limey}]