Word of the Day

Sunday, June 27, 1999

bandog

\BAN-dog\ , noun;

A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up.

Quotes:

The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name.

-- Sir W. Scott,

As fierce as a bandog that has newly broke his chain.'

-- Sir George Etherege, The Comical Revenge; or, Love in a Tub

He was usually spoken of as the bandog of Burgundy, or the Alsatian mastiff.

-- Scott,

Origin:

From Middle English bandogge, from band + dogge (dog).