- bull mastiff
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n.a very strong, active breed of dog produced by crossing mastiffs and bulldogs
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bull mastiff
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bull-mastiff — bullˈ mastiff noun A cross between a bulldog and a mastiff, the mastiff strain predominating • • • Main Entry: ↑bull … Useful english dictionary
bull mastiff — n. a very strong, active breed of dog produced by crossing mastiffs and bulldogs … English World dictionary
bull mastiff — noun large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff • Hypernyms: ↑working dog * * * noun Etymology: bulldog + mastiff : a large powerful dog of an English breed developed from crossings of the bulldog and mastiff that is… … Useful english dictionary
bull mastiff — bull′ mas tiff or bull′mas tiff n. dch one of an English breed of large, powerful dogs with a short fawn or brindled coat, produced by crossing bulldogs and mastiffs • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
bull-mastiff — /bʊl ˈmæstɪf/ (say bool mastif) noun one of a breed of dogs produced by crossing the mastiff with the bulldog …
mastiff — mas|tiff [ˈmæstıf] n also bull mastiff [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: mastin, from Latin mansuetus easy to handle, not wild ] a large, strong dog, often used to guard houses … Dictionary of contemporary English
bull|mas|tiff — bull mas|tiff or bull|mas|tiff «BUL MAS tihf, MAHS », noun. a fearless, agile dog with a dense coat, a cross between a bulldog and mastiff … Useful english dictionary
bull-mas|tiff — or bull|mas|tiff «BUL MAS tihf, MAHS », noun. a fearless, agile dog with a dense coat, a cross between a bulldog and mastiff … Useful english dictionary
Mastiff (Hunderasse) — Dieser Artikel wurde aufgrund von inhaltlichen Mängeln in der Qualitätssicherung des Portals Hund zur Verbesserung eingetragen. Dies geschieht, um die Qualität der Hundeartikel auf ein akzeptables Niveau zu bringen. Bitte hilf mit, diesen Artikel … Deutsch Wikipedia
mastiff — /mas tif, mah stif/, n. one of a breed of large, powerful, short haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat. [1300 50; ME mastif, perh. extracted from AF masti(n)s (taken as *mastifs), pl. of OF mastin < VL (canis) *ma(n)suetinus,… … Universalium
