Definitions for Lillibullero

Lillibullero Lil·li·bul·le·ro

Spelling: [lil-ee-buh-leer-oh]
IPA: /ˌlɪl i bəˈlɪər oʊ/

Lillibullero is a 12 letter English word.

You can make 191 anagrams from letters in Lillibullero (beiillllloru).

Definitions for Lillibullero

noun

  1. a part of the refrain to a song deriding the Irish Roman Catholics, popular in England during and after the revolution of 1688.
  2. the song, or the tune to which it was sung.

Examples for Lillibullero

With what bitterness he's giving us 'Lillibullero,' and he scarcely able to sit on his horse!

The ballad of "Lillibullero," a scurrilous attack on the Irish recruits, was sung from one end of England to the other.

One sings, and the rest join, to the tune of “Lillibullero,” the first line.

Sir Waldron thrust his hands deep into his pockets, and began whistling "Lillibullero."

An instance in point is the celebrated poem "Lillibullero," or, as it is sometimes written, "Lilli Burlero."

A lively song from you—Lillibullero from a death's-head—ha, ha!

One of the characteristics of the good old soldier is his trick of whistling Lillibullero.

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