mastiff
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tɪf, ˈmɑ noun
one of a breed of large, powerful, short-haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English mastif, perhaps extracted from Anglo-French masti(n)s (taken as *mastifs), plural of Old French mastin < Vulgar Latin (canis) *ma(n)suētīnus, derivative of Latin mansuētus tame, mild (see mansuetude)
1300–50; Middle English mastif, perhaps extracted from Anglo-French masti(n)s (taken as *mastifs), plural of Old French mastin < Vulgar Latin (canis) *ma(n)suētīnus, derivative of Latin mansuētus tame, mild (see mansuetude)
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| —n | |
| an old breed of large powerful short-haired dog, usually fawn or brindle with a dark mask | |
| [C14: from Old French, ultimately from Latin mansuētus tame; see | |
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Word Origin & History
mastiff
"large, powerful breed of dog," early 14c., from O.Fr. mastin or Prov. mastis, both from V.L. *mansuetinus "domesticated," from L. mansuetus "tame, gentle" (see mansuetude). Form influenced by O.Fr. mestif "mongrel."
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Example sentences
And, as you can tell from the photos, it is surviving the mastiff's giant paws quite nicely.
It has the nimbleness of a greyhound, but not the bulk and body of a mastiff.
Look at the race and dray horse, or at the greyhound and mastiff.
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