bullmastiff

Or 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

Every episode, they’d listen to their assignment, always delivered by Top Dog himself—a five-star, 130-pound bullmastiff military commander who worked for some very important humans in Washington, DC—and then plot their preparations.

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The honor is triple for Olga Contant, who made a fist-pumping leap into the air Sunday afternoon as a judge chose Hugo — a bullmastiff she bred, owns and handled — as best of his breed, giving him a shot at the working group title.

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He’s a 7-year-old, 100-pound, marvelous mix of American bulldog, Shar-Pei, Alaskan malamute, bullmastiff and terrier.

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Andy: I think the bullmastiff could eat you in three bites.

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You do not want to run into that bullmastiff alone in a dark alley at night.

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