mastiff

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see also: Mastiff

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Pronunciation

• (GA, British) IPA: /ˈmæstɪf/

Noun

mastiff (plural mastiffs)

1. One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.
   • 1605, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene VI

     Avaunt, you curs! Be thy mouth or black or white, Tooth that poisons if it bite; Mastiff, greyhound, mongrel grim, Hound or spaniel, brach or him.

   • 1896, Theodore Roosevelt, Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail, The Century Co., chapter 11

     The Mastiff is a good fighter, and can kill a wildcat, taking the necessary punishment well, as we found out when we once trapped one of these small lynxes.

Translations

• French: dogue
• German: Dogge
• Italian: mastino
• Portuguese: mastim, dogue
• Russian: дог
• Spanish: mastín, alano, dogo

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Mastiff

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Noun

mastiff (plural mastiffs)

1. Alternative form of mastiff

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