pit bulln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtbʊl/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtˌbʊl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pit n.¹, bull n.⁷; pit n.¹, bull n.¹

Etymology: Either < pit n.¹ + bull n.⁷, or < pit n.¹ + bull n.¹, after bull terrier n. Compare later pit bull terrier n.

A. n.

= pit bull terrier n. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > pit bull

pit bull terrier1901

pit bull1927

pit dog1941

1927 Ring Feb. 28/3 It's the slender pit bull that is chock fighting-full.

1936 Times 6 Apr. 18/6 Another difficulty in America is what is known as the Yankee Terrier or Pit-Bull.

1974 R. Thomas Porkchoppers xxix. 245 He held a leash that was attached to an aged English pit bull that waddled..and wheezed.

1990 F. Dannen Hit Men (1991) v. 100 The records group viewed [him] with suspicion, fearing he was some corporate pit bull.

1999 T. Etchells Endland Stories 160 The pub fills up with miners, whippets, pit-bulls and prole new home-owners.

B. adj.

Characteristic or suggestive of a pit bull terrier; ferocious, aggressive.

ΚΠ

1987 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 14 Sept. President Reagan accused his Democratic critics in Congress Monday of practicing [sic] ‘pit bull economics’ that would ‘tear America's future apart’ with reckless fiscal and trade policies.

1991 Independent 12 June 7/2 We are now..seeing ‘pit bull management’ employing dirty tricks to cut staff on the cheap.

1998 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Oct. 166/1 Kennedy, exhibiting the pit-bull intensity with which his father has waged war against organized crime, took the culprits to court.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pit bull
释义	pit bulln.adj. Brit. /ˈpɪtbʊl/, U.S. /ˈpɪtˌbʊl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pit n.¹, bull n.⁷; pit n.¹, bull n.¹ Etymology: Either < pit n.¹ + bull n.⁷, or < pit n.¹ + bull n.¹, after bull terrier n. Compare later pit bull terrier n. A. n. = pit bull terrier n. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > terrier > [noun] > pit bull pit bull terrier1901 pit bull1927 pit dog1941 1927 Ring Feb. 28/3 It's the slender pit bull that is chock fighting-full. 1936 Times 6 Apr. 18/6 Another difficulty in America is what is known as the Yankee Terrier or Pit-Bull. 1974 R. Thomas Porkchoppers xxix. 245 He held a leash that was attached to an aged English pit bull that waddled..and wheezed. 1990 F. Dannen Hit Men (1991) v. 100 The records group viewed [him] with suspicion, fearing he was some corporate pit bull. 1999 T. Etchells Endland Stories 160 The pub fills up with miners, whippets, pit-bulls and prole new home-owners. B. adj. Characteristic or suggestive of a pit bull terrier; ferocious, aggressive. ΚΠ 1987 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 14 Sept. President Reagan accused his Democratic critics in Congress Monday of practicing [sic] ‘pit bull economics’ that would ‘tear America's future apart’ with reckless fiscal and trade policies. 1991 Independent 12 June 7/2 We are now..seeing ‘pit bull management’ employing dirty tricks to cut staff on the cheap. 1998 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Oct. 166/1 Kennedy, exhibiting the pit-bull intensity with which his father has waged war against organized crime, took the culprits to court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1927
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