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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mastiff  \Mas"tiff\,  n.;  pl  {Mastiffs}.  [{Mastives}  is  irregular 
  and  unusual.]  [Prob.  fr  Prov.  E.  masty,  adj.,  large  n.,  a 
  great  dog,  prob.  fr  mast  fruit,  and  hence  lit.,  fattened 
  with  mast.  There  is  perh.  confusion  with  OF  mestif  mongrel; 
  cf  also  F.  m[^a]tin  mastiff,  OF  mastin.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  breed  of  large  dogs  noted  for  strength  and  courage.  There 
  are  various  strains,  differing  in  form  and  color,  and 
  characteristic  of  different  countries. 
 
  {Mastiff  bat}  (Zo["o]l.),  any  bat  of  the  genus  {Molossus};  so 
  called  because  the  face  somewhat  resembles  that  of  a 
  mastiff. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mastiff 
  n  :  an  old  breed  of  powerful  deep-chested  smooth-coated  dog  used 
  chiefly  as  a  watchdog  and  guard  dog 




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