| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bandog |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ban·dog |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n dôg , -d g |
| NOUN: | A dog, such as a mastiff, kept chained as a watchdog or because of its ferocious aggressiveness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English band-dogge : band, leash, chain; see band1 + dogge, dog; see dog.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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