Mastiff vs Bullmastiff - What's the difference?
mastiff | bullmastiff |
A large breed of dog. Often confused to be part of a type of large dogs. The Mastiff is a breed of its own that is sometimes referred to as an "English Mastiff". Other breeds have Mastiff in their informal name such as "French Mastiff" for Dogue de Bordeaux or include Mastiff in their breed names; Tibetan Mastiff or Neapolitan Mastiff. All are different breeds as well as the often confused Bullmastiff.
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As nouns the difference between mastiff and bullmastiff
is that mastiff is a large breed of dog often confused to be part of a type of large dogs the mastiff is a breed of its own that is sometimes referred to as an "english mastiff" other breeds have mastiff in their informal name such as "french mastiff" for dogue de bordeaux or include mastiff in their breed names; tibetan mastiff or neapolitan mastiff all are different breeds as well as the often confused bullmastiff while bullmastiff is .mastiff
English
(wikipedia mastiff)Noun
(en noun)- Avaunt, you curs! Be thy mouth or black or white, Tooth that poisons if it bite; Mastiff , greyhound, mongrel grim, Hound or spaniel, brach or him.
- A mastiff lay extended against a battered door.
