"bulldyke" shortened from "bulldog-like"?

[Gerald Cohen]

   There's been some speculation on this list about the origin of "bulldyke"
(= lesbian, esp. a masculine, aggressive one).  FWIW, here's another
possibility.

    I checked Ewart James' _Contemporary British Slang_ (Chicago: NTC), 1999,
for "bulldyke." It's not listed, but I did find the following item:

"THE BULLDOG BREED = the British, as seen by the British.
[examples]:(1)  'I don't think the Bulldog Breed is quite so
bulldog-like any more.' (2) 'Of course we're the Bulldog Breed, as
tough and determined and resilient as ever.'"

   In these examples, "bulldog-like" and "tough and determined" caught
my attention. So how about:"bulldike" arose by shortening from
"bulldog-like" to indicate a tough/determined/masculine/aggressive
lesbian? Then with varying spellings and other alterations:
"bulldyke, bulldyker, bulldagger, bulldicker, dyke, bull."

    Again I must emphasize that this is only speculative.

Gerald Cohen