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white English bulldog

white English bulldog noun: a dog of a medium to large, predominantly white breed with short, coarse coat, squarish flat skull, and powerful jaws and hind legs, originally bred as a protection and defense dog against the hostile frontier of early Spanish Florida. They are the closest descendants of the old Spanish guard and war dogs brought by settlers and conquistadors to Argentina and Spanish Florida.

Noun

white English bulldog (plural white English bulldogs)

  1. A dog of a medium to large, predominantly white breed with short, coarse coat, squarish flat skull, and powerful jaws and hind legs, originally bred as a protection and defense dog against the hostile frontier of early Spanish Florida. They are the closest descendants of the old Spanish guard and war dogs brought by settlers and conquistadors to Argentina and Spanish Florida.
    Synonyms:
    White English, Old English White, English White
  2. (UK) A type of farm utility dog.

Synonyms of white English bulldog

  • White English
  • Old English White
  • English White

Forms of white English bulldog

pluralwhite English bulldogs

Origin of white English bulldog

English, from English Butcher's Alaunt, a name given the breed by early English settlers in southern Georgia in reference to the old Butcher's Alaunt of England, a predominantly white dog of similar type and function.

Questions about white English bulldog

What does white English bulldog mean?
White English bulldog means a dog of a medium to large, predominantly white breed with short, coarse coat, squarish flat skull, and powerful jaws and hind legs, originally bred as a protection and defense dog against the hostile frontier of early Spanish Florida. They are the closest descendants of the old Spanish guard and war dogs brought by settlers and conquistadors to Argentina and Spanish Florida.
What part of speech is white English bulldog?
White English bulldog is a noun.
What is the plural of white English bulldog?
The plural of white English bulldog is white English bulldogs.

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  10. White Father
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