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Relative of a Great Dane
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mastiff
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mastiff means a large molosser dog. The term "the Mastiff group" or "the Mastiff" has been used synonymously with the term " molosser ". For example, the bulldog breeds , the Great Dane , the mountain dogs , the pit bulls and even smaller dogs such as the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
large, powerful breed of dog, early 14c., from Old French mastin "great cur, mastiff" (Modern French mâtin ) or Provençal mastis , both from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus "domesticated, tame," from Latin mansuetus "tame, gentle" (see mansuetude ). Probably ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A large breed of dog. Often confused to be part of a type of large dogs. The Mastiff is a breed of its own that is sometimes referred to as an "English Mastiff". Other breeds have Mastiff in their informal name such as "French Mastiff" for Dogue de Bordeaux ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A bloody-mouthed mastiff tied by a chain to a lintel of a door snarled and barked. ▪ A longtime breeder of champion bull mastiffs, Einstein is a smart, able, take-no-prisoners type of gal. ▪ Ask not what bull mastiffs can do ...
Usage examples of mastiff.
He even showed the mastiff to the trooper, not that the man wanted to get too close.
Between Ozzie and the mastiff, Jess could pretend she was too busy to be embarrassed about that kiss.
The mastiff lay in front of the crate, his head on his paws, staring inside as if he could will the little female to come out and play.
With a backhand swing of his gun, The Shadow cuffed the second mastiff so forcibly that it lost its balance and wallowed like a puppy.
April had her eye out for a mastiff, she thought, that wore a chain leash.
She took the mugs into the kitchen and dumped them in the sink, reminding herself to tell him they had to do a lot more to find that mastiff walker.
April put the mastiff with the chain leash on the table to assign a dog-fancier detective to track his owner down.
She was pretty sure it was a mastiff, but there was more than one kind.
It resembled a giant mastiff with black-crusted fangs and a shimmering coat of maggots.
The barking behind me reached a new frenzy and then I knew the mastiff had been let loose, for the sound took on a new, more excited pitch.
The mastiff seemed to be panting in my left ear now and I realised he was very close.
The mastiff came racing back and I went racing on again, so he found himself running in the wrong direction once more.
The mastiff stopped too and we both faced each other across the grass, our shoulders and chests heaving with the effort.
The mastiff got a whiff of it and momentarily lost interest in me, then we both tore off down that smelly path.
We rolled over in a struggling heap, fox, chicken and dog, but parted immediately when the mastiff joined us.