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bandog

noun
/ˈbandɒɡ/UK

Etymology

From band + dog.

  1. derived from dox — “dark, swarthy”
  2. inherited from dogga
  3. inherited from dogge
  4. compounded as bandog — “band + dog”

Definitions

  1. A dog that has been tied up

    A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog.

    • The horsemen spreading themselves along the side of the cover, waited untill the keeper entered, leading his ban-dog; a large blood-hound tied in a leam or band, from which he takes his name.
    • Patriots may smile; and, using him [ Jean-Paul Marat ] as bandog now to be muzzled, now to be let bark....
    • The guns on the fortress responded, but the small calibre made them sound as if they were yapping like bandogs while the bombers bayed and gave tongue like hounds in cry.

  2. A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with…

    A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs.

  3. Something that or someone who pursues doggedly.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A bailiff or prison guard.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA