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==English== |
==English== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{compound|band|dog}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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*{{a|UK}} {{IPA|/ˈbandɒɡ/}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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# {{context|now|_|rare}} A [[dog]] that has been tied up; a [[mastiff]] or other kind of [[guard dog]]. |
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#*'''1982''', {{w|Lawrence Durrell}}, ''Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet''), p. 934: |
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#*: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. |
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# Specifically, a type of large, ferocious dog bred by crossing American [[pit bull terrier]]s with Neapolitan [[mastiff]]s. |
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# {{obsolete|slang|cant}} A [[bailiff]] or prison guard. |
# {{obsolete|slang|cant}} A [[bailiff]] or prison guard. |
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Revision as of 17:57, 20 February 2012
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
bandog (plural bandogs)
- (deprecated template usage) ( rare) A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 934:
- 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.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 934:
- Specifically, a type of large, ferocious dog bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs.
- Template:obsolete A bailiff or prison guard.