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ST BERNARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does St Bernard mean?
• ST BERNARD (noun)
The noun ST BERNARD has 1 sense:
1. a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog
Familiarity information: ST BERNARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Saint Bernard; St Bernard
Hypernyms ("St Bernard" 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)
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