bullmastiff

or bull-mas·tiff, bull mas·tiff

[ bool-mas-tif, -mah-stif ]

noun

1. one of an English breed of dogs having a short, fawn or brindled coat, produced by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bullmastiff¹

First recorded in 1870–75; bull(dog) + mastiff

Example Sentences

We found one rather funny thing, and that was the great bullmastiff, lying stiff with its neck broken.

From Project Gutenberg