Saint Bernard

noun

1. St. Bernard ( def 3 ).

Saint Bernard

noun

1. a large breed of dog with a dense red-and-white coat, formerly used as a rescue dog in mountainous areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of Saint Bernard¹

C19: so called because they were kept by the monks of the hospice at the Great Saint Bernard Pass

Example Sentences

Devouassox was apparently fired last June from the Menthon-Saint-Bernard police station where he worked as a municipal cop.

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He crossed the peak of the Saint-Bernard without baggage or artillery, and took possession of Chtillon.

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The fifty thousand francs you sent to the Saint-Bernard fathers.

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He therefore decided to make the passage of the Great Saint-Bernard.

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The fathers of Saint-Bernard were awaiting them on the summit.

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In crossing the Saint-Bernard or the Balkan, other calculations would doubtless be necessary.

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