bull terrier

bull terrier

n.

Any of a breed of dog having a short, usually white coat and a tapering muzzle, developed in England by crossing a bulldog with a now extinct breed of terrier.

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bull terrier

Noun

a terrier with a muscular body and a short smooth coat

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bull terrier - a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers bullterrier terrier - any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground Staffordshire bull terrier, Staffordshire bullterrier - English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, pit bull terrier, Staffordshire terrier - American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat