bovine male animal, from Old English bula a bull, a steer, or Old Norse boli bull, both from Proto-Germanic *bullon- (cf. Middle Dutch bulle, Dutch bul, German Bulle), perhaps from a Germanic verbal stem meaning to roar, which survives in some German dialects and perhaps in the first element of boulder (q.v.).
Andrew Jackson - 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845). Old Hickory, Jackson.
Andrew Jackson, American soldier and statesman, 7 th president of the United States (b at Waxhaw, SC, 15 Mar 1767; d Nashville, Ten, at 8 Jun 1845). Andrew Jackson was a distinguished general of the War of 1812 and his conduct, particularly at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), established him as a national hero.