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Topic: PETS

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: mastin, from Latin mansuetus 'easy to handle, not wild'

mastiff

 noun
     
mas‧tiff also bull mastiff [countable]
DHP a large, strong dog, often used to guard houses
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