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# {{label|en|now|_|rare}} A [[dog]] that has been tied up; a [[ |
# {{label|en|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: |
#* '''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. |
#*: 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 [[ |
# Specifically, a type of large, ferocious dog bred by crossing American [[pit bull terrier]]s with Neapolitan [[Mastiff]]s. |
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# {{label|en|obsolete|slang|cant}} A [[bailiff]] or prison guard. |
# {{label|en|obsolete|slang|cant}} A [[bailiff]] or prison guard. |
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Revision as of 19:48, 8 April 2016
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /ˈbandɒɡ/
Noun
bandog (plural bandogs)
- (now 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.
- (obsolete, slang, cant) A bailiff or prison guard.