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bandog definition

ban·dog (ban′dôg′)

noun

  1. Obsolete a dog kept tied up as a watchdog or because it is ferocious
  2. any mastiff or bloodhound

Etymology: ME bande dogge: see band & dog

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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modern usage: a cross between a pit bull and a mastiff

Posted by anonymous 103 days ago.

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