† ˈbullfist Obs. exc. dial.
[f. bull n.1 + fist n.2 ‘flatus ventris’.]
The fungus called puff-ball (Lycoperdon bovista). ‘Still in use in Suffolk’ Britten and Holland.
| 1611 Cotgr., Pissaulict, a fuss-ball..puffiste, or bullfiste. 1755 Gentl. Mag. XXV. 124 The remarkable quality of the Lycoperdon, Puff-ball, or Bul-fist for stopping hæmorrhages. |