Definitions | mastiff |
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- One of several large breeds of dog (such as bulldogs and Saint Bernards), often used as guard dogs
Translations: - Dutch:
- Dutch, mastiff, mopshond
- French: dogue
- German: Dogge
- Italian: mastino
- Spanish: mastín , alano
Etymology: An aberrant derivation from Old French mastin (modern mítin), from Vulgar Latin - mansuetÄnus "tamed (animal)", from Latin mansuetus "tamed".
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