mastiff 音标拼音: [m'æstəf]
n . 大型猛犬之一种
大型猛犬之一种
mastiff n 1 :
an old breed of powerful deep -
chested smooth -
coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog Mastiff \
Mas "
tiff \,
n .;
pl . {
Mastiffs }. [{
Mastives }
is irregular and unusual .] [
Prob .
fr .
Prov .
E .
masty ,
adj .,
large ,
n .,
a great dog ,
prob .
fr .
mast fruit ,
and hence ,
lit .,
fattened with mast .
There is perh .
confusion with OF .
mestif mongrel ;
cf .
also F .
m [^
a ]
tin mastiff ,
OF .
mastin .] (
Zool .)
A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage .
There are various strains ,
differing in form and color ,
and characteristic of different countries .
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{
Mastiff bat } (
Zool .),
any bat of the genus {
Molossus };
so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff .
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Dog \
Dog \ (
d [
add ]
g or d [
o ^]
g ),
n . [
AS .
docga ;
akin to D .
dog mastiff ,
Dan .
dogge ,
Sw .
dogg .]
1 . (
Zool .)
A quadruped of the genus {
Canis },
esp .
the domestic dog ({
Canis familiaris }).
Note :
The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence ,
docility ,
and attachment to man .
There are numerous carefully bred varieties ,
as the {
akita }, {
beagle }, {
bloodhound },
{
bulldog }, {
coachdog }, {
collie }, {
Danish dog },
{
foxhound }, {
greyhound }, {
mastiff }, {
pointer },
{
poodle }, {
St .
Bernard }, {
setter }, {
spaniel }, {
spitz },
{
terrier }, {
German shepherd }, {
pit bull }, {
Chihuahua },
etc .
There are also many mixed breeds ,
and partially domesticated varieties ,
as well as wild dogs ,
like the dingo and dhole . (
See these names in the Vocabulary .)
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2 .
A mean ,
worthless fellow ;
a wretch .
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What is thy servant ,
which is but a dog ,
that he should do this great thing ? --
2 Kings viii .
13 (
Rev .
Ver . )
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3 .
A fellow ; --
used humorously or contemptuously ;
as ,
a sly dog ;
a lazy dog . [
Colloq .]
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4 . (
Astron .)
One of the two constellations ,
Canis Major and Canis Minor ,
or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog .
Canis Major contains the Dog Star (
Sirius ).
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5 .
An iron for holding wood in a fireplace ;
a firedog ;
an andiron .
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6 . (
Mech .)
(
a )
A grappling iron ,
with a claw or claws ,
for fastening into wood or other heavy articles ,
for the purpose of raising or moving them .
(
b )
An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit ,
or on the carriage of a sawmill .
(
c )
A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch ;
especially ,
the carrier of a lathe ,
also ,
an adjustable stop to change motion ,
as in a machine tool .
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7 .
an ugly or crude person ,
especially an ugly woman . [
slang ]
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PJC ]
8 .
a {
hot dog }. [
slang ]
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PJC ]
Note :
Dog is used adjectively or in composition ,
commonly in the sense of relating to ,
or characteristic of ,
a dog .
It is also used to denote a male ;
as ,
dog fox or g -
fox ,
a male fox ;
dog otter or dog -
otter ,
dog wolf ,
etc .; --
also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality ;
as ,
dog Latin .
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{
A dead dog },
a thing of no use or value . --
1 Sam .
xxiv .
14 .
{
A dog in the manger },
an ugly -
natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him .
{
Dog ape } (
Zool .),
a male ape .
{
Dog cabbage },
or {
Dog '
s cabbage } (
Bot .),
a succulent herb ,
native to the Mediterranean region ({
Thelygonum Cynocrambe }).
{
Dog cheap },
very cheap .
See under {
Cheap }.
{
Dog ear } (
Arch .),
an acroterium . [
Colloq .]
{
Dog flea } (
Zool .),
a species of flea ({
Pulex canis })
which infests dogs and cats ,
and is often troublesome to man .
In America it is the common flea .
See {
Flea },
and {
Aphaniptera }.
{
Dog grass } (
Bot .),
a grass ({
Triticum caninum })
of the same genus as wheat .
{
Dog Latin },
barbarous Latin ;
as ,
the dog Latin of pharmacy .
{
Dog lichen } (
Bot .),
a kind of lichen ({
Peltigera canina })
growing on earth ,
rocks ,
and tree trunks , --
a lobed expansion ,
dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath .
{
Dog louse } (
Zool .),
a louse that infests the dog ,
esp .
{
H [
ae ]
matopinus piliferus };
another species is {
Trichodectes latus }.
{
Dog power },
a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum ,
or on an endless track ,
as for churning .
{
Dog salmon } (
Zool .),
a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia ; --
the {
gorbuscha }; --
called also {
holia },
and {
hone }.
{
Dog shark }. (
Zool .)
See {
Dogfish }.
{
Dog '
s meat },
meat fit only for dogs ;
refuse ;
offal .
{
Dog Star }.
See in the Vocabulary .
{
Dog wheat } (
Bot .),
Dog grass .
{
Dog whelk } (
Zool .),
any species of univalve shells of the family {
Nassid [
ae ]},
esp .
the {
Nassa reticulata }
of England .
{
To give to the dogs },
or {
To throw to the dogs },
to throw away as useless . "
Throw physic to the dogs ;
I '
ll none of it ." --
Shak .
{
To go to the dogs },
to go to ruin ;
to be ruined .
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