english bulldog

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

   Synonymsbulldog

   Broaderworking dog

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Questions about english bulldog

What does english bulldog mean?

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

What is another word for english bulldog?

Close synonyms include bulldog. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is english bulldog a common word?

english bulldog is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.