Saint Bernard

American  

noun

1. St. Bernard.

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Saint Bernard British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Saint Bernard

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

Example Sentences

“There were times when I was expecting a Saint Bernard, but you gave me a Chihuahua,” Nave said about the weather forecasters.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

A DNA test would identify him as a mix of golden retriever and Saint Bernard.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2021

It’s early December, and he’s calling from his house in Los Angeles, where the family’s 165-pound Saint Bernard, Rosie, is barreling toward 3-year-old Alexander.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2020

What about the family pet, a Saint Bernard, in “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay”?

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2020

A monstrous dog—some kind of Saint Bernard mixed with pit bull mixed with Satan-spawn—bounded across the Junklot toward him, its huge tongue flapping to either side.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older