Obs. [app. f. BULL sb.1 + -KIN; perh. after Du. or LG. Sense b. (= BULCH2, BULCHIN 2) may be a distinct word, cf. MDu. boelekijn, darling (Verwijs and Verdam); also BULLY sb. The form of the variants Bulch, Bulchin may possibly be due to the pronunciation of the Du. suffix indicated by its later spelling -tje(n. No other instance is known in Eng. of -chin as a variant of -KIN.] a. A bull calf; a young bull. b. Used as a term of endearment.
1583. Stanyhurst, Æneis, I. (Arb.), 39. My sweete choise bulcking, my force and my power onlye.
1601. Holland, Pliny, XXVIII. xii. A young white bulkin or steere.
1616. Surfl. & Markh., Country Farm, 31. Bore-Pigs, Rammes, Bull-Calues, or Bulkins.
