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.
Early Life. Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, near Camden, South Carolina. His parents, Andrew and Elizabeth, along with his two older brothers, Hugh and Robert, emigrated from Ireland two years earlier. Jacksonâs father, for whom he was named, died shortly before he was born.