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Definition of bandog in English: bandognoun ˈbandɒɡˈbandäɡ A fighting dog bred for its strength and ferocity by crossing aggressive breeds. Example sentencesExamples - Caliban emerges as superior to these worldlings, but Prospero sends his bandogs after him notwithstanding.
- Small ‘pitbull’ type dogs are used for illegal matching and dog fighting, and not large, man-stopping bandogs.
Origin Middle English (originally denoting a dog kept on a chain or ‘band’): from band1 + dog. Definition of bandog in US English: bandognounˈbandäɡ A dog bred for its strength and ferocity by crossing aggressive breeds. Example sentencesExamples - Caliban emerges as superior to these worldlings, but Prospero sends his bandogs after him notwithstanding.
- Small ‘pitbull’ type dogs are used for illegal matching and dog fighting, and not large, man-stopping bandogs.
Origin Middle English (originally denoting a dog kept on a chain or ‘band’): from band + dog. |