Bandog Definition

băndôg, -dŏg

noun

A powerful dog, often a mastiff or part mastiff, bred to be a watchdog and traditionally kept chained.

American Heritage

A dog kept tied up as a watchdog or because it is ferocious.

Webster's New World

Any mastiff or bloodhound.

Webster's New World

(now rare) A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog.

Wiktionary

Specifically, a type of large, ferocious dog bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bandog

Singular:

bandog

Plural:

bandogs

Middle English band-dogge band leash, chain band¹ dogge dog dog

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From band +‎ dog.

From Wiktionary

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