Definition of "bandog" in Englisch

noun

1. (archaic) A dog that has been tied up; a mastiff or other kind of guard dog.

2. (specifically) A type of large, ferocious dog, bred by crossing American pit bull terriers with Neapolitan mastiffs.

3. (figurative, literary) Something that or someone who pursues doggedly.

4. (obsolete, slang, cant) A bailiff or prison guard.