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mastiff

mas·tiff [ mástif ] (plural mas·tiffs)


noun 
Definition:
 
big smoothhaired dog: a large powerful dog belonging to a breed with smooth-haired, often tan or grayish coats, and dark faces

[14th century. < Old French mastin< Latin mansuetus "used to the hand, tame" < manus "hand"]
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