Mastiff

Quick meaning: Mastiff is a noun meaning One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.

Meaning

One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.

Example Sentences

Soon as Ulyſſes near th’encloſure drew, / With open mouths the furious maſtives flew: […]

Avaunt, you curs! Be thy mouth or black or white, Tooth that poisons if it bite; Mastiff, greyhound, mongrel grim, Hound or spaniel, brach or him.

The Mastiff is a good fighter, and can kill a wildcat, taking the necessary punishment well, as we found out when we once trapped one of these small lynxes.

The conquering foe they soon assail’d; / First Trulla stav’d, and Cerdon tail’d, / Until their Mastives loos’d their hold: / And yet alas! do what they could, / The worsted Bear came off with store / Of bloudy wounds, but all before.

Word Forms

• mastiffs
• mastives

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include malamute, mammoth, malemiut, malemute, mastodont, mutt.

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