Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Bull terrier /(bụl" tĕr`rĭ*ẽr)/ · Bull· ter·ri·er · IPA 01 A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier. 1. A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.(Zool.)