mastiff
Meaning
Noun
- One of an old breed of powerful, deep-chested, and smooth-coated dogs, used chiefly as watchdogs and guard dogs.
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Origin
- From Middle English mastif, mastyf, an aberrant derivation (with influence from Old French mestif) from Old French mastin (modern French mâtin), from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus ("tamed (animal)"), from Latin mansuetus ("tamed").
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