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ENGLISH BULLDOG

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• ENGLISH BULLDOG (noun)
The noun ENGLISH BULLDOG has 1 sense:

1. a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting

Familiarity information: ENGLISH BULLDOG used as a noun is very rare.

• ENGLISH BULLDOG (noun)

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Meaning:

A sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bulldog; English bulldog

Hypernyms ("English bulldog" is a kind of...):

working dog (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "English bulldog"):

French bulldog (small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head)

"Money talks."
(English proverb)
"The way of the troublemaker is thorny."
(Native American proverb, Umpqua)
"A problem is solved when it gets tougher."
(Arabic proverb)
"Stretch your legs as far as your quilt goes."
(Egyptian proverb)

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