Mastiff
['mæstɪf;'mɑː-] or ['mæstɪf]
Definition
(noun.) an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog.
Typed by Benjamin--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.
Editor: Pasquale
Definition
n. a thick-set and powerful variety of dog much used as a watch-dog.
Checker: Osbert
Examples
- You are my mastiff's cousin. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- A mastiff and a bloodhound. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Two large shaggy dogs, half greyhound half mastiff, stood ready to rush upon the traveller as soon as the door should be opened. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Look at the race and dray-horse, or at the greyhound and mastiff. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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