单词 | neapolitan mastiff |
释义 | > as lemmasNeapolitan mastiff Neapolitan mastiff n. a breed of mastiff native to Italy which is often used as a guard dog; cf. sense A. 5. ΚΠ 1964 E. F. Daglish tr. E. Schneider-Leyer Dogs of World ix. 105 (heading) Neapolitan or Italian Mastiff. 1994 Dog World June 239/1 An ancient breed, rediscovered in Italy in the 1940s, the Neapolitan Mastiff is a heavy-boned, massive, awe-inspiring dog bred for use as a guard and unsurpassed defender of persons and property. 2000 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 10 Dec. 32/3 What really yanks his chain is that the bad guys killed his loyal sidekick,..a Neapolitan mastiff who had aided and abetted Burke in his many..missions. < as lemmas |
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