Definition of Masteff
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. mâtin mastiff, OF. mastin.]
(Zoöl.) 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 (Zoöl.) , any bat of
the genus Molossus; so called because the face somewhat
resembles that of a mastiff.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- one of several large breeds of dog (such as bulldogs and Saint Bernards), often used as guard dogs
* 1605: 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 lym... — William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene VI
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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