A breed of large, powerful dog with a broad head, drooping ears, and pendulous lips, used as a guard dog and for fighting; a dog of this breed. Also…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > mastiff (21) mastiffa1387 A breed of large, powerful dog with a broad head, drooping ears, and pendulous lips, used as a guard dog and for fighting; a dog of this breed. Also… bandogc1425 originally. A dog tied or chained up, either to guard a house, or on account of its ferocity; hence gen. a mastiff, bloodhound. mastiff houndc1450 mastin1484 = mastiff, n. a. (In quot. 1485 used as a term of contempt.) mastiff cur1522 grand-hound1548 (perhaps) a mastiff. mastiff bitch1604 Molossus dog1607 = sense 2. molossus1623 A Molossian dog. watch-mastiff1778 a mastiff kept as a watchdog. Subcategories:— Tibetan mastiff (2) — other types of (9) |
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