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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

... but light dreams, for at that period I had all kind of strange and extravagant dreams, and amongst other things I dreamt that the whole world had taken to dog-fighting; and that I, myself, had taken to dog-fighting, and that in a vast circus I backed an English bulldog against the bloodhound of the ...

— Lavengro - The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest • George Borrow

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