ENGLISH BULLDOG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does English bulldog mean? 

• ENGLISH BULLDOG (noun)
  The noun ENGLISH BULLDOG has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ENGLISH BULLDOG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENGLISH BULLDOG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bulldog; English bulldog

Hypernyms ("English bulldog" is a kind of...):

working dog (any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "English bulldog"):

French bulldog (small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head)