boerboeln.

Brit.

/ˈbʊəbʊl/, U.S.

/ˈbʊrˌbʊl/, South African English

/ˈbʊəbʊl/

Forms: 1900s– boerboel, 1900s– boerbull.

Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans boerboel.

Etymology: < Afrikaans boerboel (20th cent.) < boer farmer, Afrikaner (see Boer n.) + boel bulldog, (informally) dog, alteration of bul- (in bulhond bulldog, mastiff, Dutch bulhond (17th cent.) < bul bull n.¹ + hond hound n.¹).The form boerbull shows remodelling (within English) after bull n.¹ (compare bull n.⁷).

Originally and chiefly South African.

A large sturdy breed of dog of the mastiff type, originating in rural South Africa, probably as a cross between various European breeds and indigenous African dogs; a dog of this breed.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > mastiff > other types of

moloss1842

bull-mastiff1871

molossus1879

Dogue de Bordeaux1895

Tosa1945

boerboel1965

Dogo1975

Neapolitan1987

Dogo Argentino1989

1965 J. Bennett Hawk Alone 145 One morning the dogs—they had a crossbred ridgeback and a boerboel—had put up a rooikat.

1971 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IV. 55 Some other types are found in South Africa that can be recognised as independent breeds: the Boer hound, the Boer mastiff or Boerbull and the Kaffir dog.

2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 349/1 For comparison's sake the Boerboel is sturdier, heavier and bigger in the body than the boxer, but shorter in the leg than the Great Dane.

2004 Bark Winter 87/1 We have two Boerbull dogs, each of whom weighs a sizeable 75 kg.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boerboel
释义	boerboeln. Brit. /ˈbʊəbʊl/, U.S. /ˈbʊrˌbʊl/, South African English /ˈbʊəbʊl/ Forms: 1900s– boerboel, 1900s– boerbull. Origin: A borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymon: Afrikaans boerboel. Etymology: < Afrikaans boerboel (20th cent.) < boer farmer, Afrikaner (see Boer n.) + boel bulldog, (informally) dog, alteration of bul- (in bulhond bulldog, mastiff, Dutch bulhond (17th cent.) < bul bull n.¹ + hond hound n.¹).The form boerbull shows remodelling (within English) after bull n.¹ (compare bull n.⁷). Originally and chiefly South African. A large sturdy breed of dog of the mastiff type, originating in rural South Africa, probably as a cross between various European breeds and indigenous African dogs; a dog of this breed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > mastiff > other types of moloss1842 bull-mastiff1871 molossus1879 Dogue de Bordeaux1895 Tosa1945 boerboel1965 Dogo1975 Neapolitan1987 Dogo Argentino1989 1965 J. Bennett Hawk Alone 145 One morning the dogs—they had a crossbred ridgeback and a boerboel—had put up a rooikat. 1971 Standard Encycl. Southern Afr. IV. 55 Some other types are found in South Africa that can be recognised as independent breeds: the Boer hound, the Boer mastiff or Boerbull and the Kaffir dog. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 349/1 For comparison's sake the Boerboel is sturdier, heavier and bigger in the body than the boxer, but shorter in the leg than the Great Dane. 2004 Bark Winter 87/1 We have two Boerbull dogs, each of whom weighs a sizeable 75 kg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1965
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