mastiff

[ mas-tif, mah-stif ]

/ ˈmæs tɪf, ˈmɑ stɪf /

noun

one of a breed of large, powerful, short-haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat.

Origin of mastiff

1300–50; Middle English mastif, perhaps extracted from Anglo-French masti(n)s (taken as *mastifs), plural of Old French mastin<Vulgar Latin (canis) *ma(n)suētīnus, derivative of Latin mansuētus tame, mild (see mansuetude)

Words nearby mastiff

masticate, mastication, masticatory, masticatory force, masticatory system, mastiff, mastiff bat, mastigium, Mastigophora, mastigophoran, mastigote

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Example sentences from the Web for mastiff

As I was washing a bad wound between the mastiff's ears, Miss Eltham joined me.
The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu|Sax Rohmer
Then she stood up and screamed as the mastiff, likewise rising, grasped her skirt in his teeth.
Dorothy|Evelyn Raymond
If the others came up on our weather we should be chewed like a bone in a mastiff's jaws.
The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker
He removed the final f from bailiff, mastiff, plaintiff and pontiff, but left it in distaff.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

The mastiff led Tom back over the hills, and in an hour's time he was safe and sound at the cave.
Crusoes of the Frozen North|Gordon Stables

British Dictionary definitions for mastiff

mastiff

/ (ˈmæstɪf) /

noun

an old breed of large powerful short-haired dog, usually fawn or brindle with a dark mask

Word Origin for mastiff

C14: from Old French, ultimately from Latin mansuētus tame; see mansuetude

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单词	mastiff
释义	mastiff [ mas-tif, mah-stif ] / ˈmæs tɪf, ˈmɑ stɪf / noun one of a breed of large, powerful, short-haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat. Origin of mastiff 1300–50; Middle English mastif, perhaps extracted from Anglo-French masti(n)s (taken as mastifs), plural of Old French mastin<Vulgar Latin (canis) ma(n)suētīnus, derivative of Latin mansuētus tame, mild (see mansuetude) Words nearby mastiff masticate, mastication, masticatory, masticatory force, masticatory system, mastiff, mastiff bat, mastigium, Mastigophora, mastigophoran, mastigote Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mastiff As I was washing a bad wound between the mastiff's ears, Miss Eltham joined me. The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu\|Sax Rohmer Then she stood up and screamed as the mastiff, likewise rising, grasped her skirt in his teeth. Dorothy\|Evelyn Raymond If the others came up on our weather we should be chewed like a bone in a mastiff's jaws. The Battle Of The Strong, Complete\|Gilbert Parker He removed the final f from bailiff, mastiff, plaintiff and pontiff, but left it in distaff. The American Language\|Henry L. Mencken The mastiff led Tom back over the hills, and in an hour's time he was safe and sound at the cave. Crusoes of the Frozen North\|Gordon Stables British Dictionary definitions for mastiff mastiff / (ˈmæstɪf) / noun an old breed of large powerful short-haired dog, usually fawn or brindle with a dark mask Word Origin for mastiff C14: from Old French, ultimately from Latin mansuētus tame; see mansuetude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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