History of The Word
- 19th century: term used in engineering for a horizontal forging press.
- Around 1880: In the USA, a "bull-dose" was a large dose (namely, one large enough to be literally or figuratively effective against a bull) of any sort of medicine or punishment. 'Bull-dosing' meant a severe whipping or coercion, or other intimidation such as at gunpoint.
- 1886: "bulldozer" meant a large-caliber pistol and the person who wielded it.
- Late 19th century: "bulldozing" meant using brute force to push over or through any obstacle.
- 1930s: applied to the vehicle.
These appeared as early as 1929, but were known as "bull grader" blades, and the term "bulldozer blade" did not appear to come into widespread use until the mid 1930s' "Bulldozer" now refers to the whole machine not just the attachment. In contemporary usage, "bulldozer" is often shortened to "dozer".
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