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mastiffs |
1 definition 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.
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