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/ˈɪŋglɪʃ bˈʊldˌɔg/ Listen

English bulldog

noun

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

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"English bulldog" Quotes from Famous Books

... a picture,—'tis a neat little bit of art The critics aver, and it roused up for her the love of the big British heart. 'Tis a sketch of an English bulldog that tigers would scarce attack, And round and about and beneath him is painted the Union Jack. With its blaze of colour, and courage, its daring in every fold, And underneath is the title, "What we have we'll hold." 'Tis a picture plain as a mirror, but the reflex it contains Is the counterpart ...

— Flint and Feather • E. Pauline Johnson

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Words linked to "English bulldog" : French bulldog, working dog, bulldog