"white English bulldog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white English bulldogs [plural]
Etymology: English, from English Butcher's Alaunt, a name given the breed by early English settlers in southern Georgia in reference to the old Butcher's Alaunt of England, a predominantly white dog of similar type and function. Head templates: {{en-noun}} white English bulldog (plural white English bulldogs)
  1. A dog of a medium to large, predominantly white breed with short, coarse coat, squarish flat skull, and powerful jaws and hind legs, originally bred as a protection and defense dog against the hostile frontier of early Spanish Florida. They are the closest descendants of the old Spanish guard and war dogs brought by settlers and conquistadors to Argentina and Spanish Florida.
    Sense id: en-white_English_bulldog-en-noun-71MhAHmK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (British) A type of farm utility dog. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-white_English_bulldog-en-noun-nfLTlzq5 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: White English, Old English White, English White

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