bandog

[ ban-dawg, -dog ]

/ ˈbænˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /

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noun

any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.

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Origin of bandog

First recorded in 1250–1300, bandog is from the Middle English word band-dogge.See band³, dog

Words nearby bandog

band list, bandmaster, band mill, bandobust, Band of Hope, bandog, bandoleer, bandolier, bandoline, bandoneon, bandore

How to use bandog in a sentence

In the neighbourhood of this ton or dun of Elbo there are persistent traditions of a spectral hound or bandog.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
O master, ist you that speak bandog and Bedlam this morning?
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
Mastin, a mastiue or bandog; a great country curre; also a rude, filthie, currish or cruell fellow.
The Master of Game|Second Duke of York, Edward
There are bones enough for you to crunch, you professional bandog.
Charlemont|W. Gilmore Simms

Bandog, a bailiff, or his followers; a sergeant, or his yeomen; also a fierce mastiff.
The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew|Unknown

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