"bandog" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbandɒɡ/ [UK] Audio: En-au-bandog.ogg Forms: bandogs [plural]
Etymology: From band + dog. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|band|dog}} band + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandog (plural bandogs)
  1. (archaic) A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bandog-en-noun-Aen~g66m
  2. (specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs. Tags: specifically Categories (lifeform): Dogs Translations (American pit bull terrior and Neapolitan mastiff cross): amerikanbandoggi (Finnish), bandog [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bandog-en-noun-g37f9u1V Disambiguation of Dogs: 29 54 15 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 59 29 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 50 25 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 59 26 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 63 26 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 61 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 56 17 3 Disambiguation of 'American pit bull terrior and Neapolitan mastiff cross': 3 93 4 0
  3. (figurative, literary) Something that or someone who pursues doggedly. Tags: figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-bandog-en-noun-M3v4SRpw
  4. (obsolete, slang, cant) A bailiff or prison guard. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-bandog-en-noun-TOtxILGQ Categories (other): English cant
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: band-dog, ban dog

Inflected forms

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