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Meanings of bullterrier in English

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bullterrier

A powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers.

        bullterrier
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        Examples for "bull terrier"
        Examples for "bull terrier"
        1
        To her relief the bull terrier came to heel, Mr. Walker following.
        Night gate
        2
        To Lord Nick, he was as the bull terrier to the mastiff.
        Gunman's Reckoning
        3
        The bull terrier had plunged away with Mr. Walker at her heels.
        Night gate
        4
        Mark Hambly, Lexi's bull terrier of an attorney, whispered in her ear.
        Mistress of the game
        5
        She had Tammy Bakker makeup and the neck of a bull terrier.
        Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
        Usage of bullterrier in English
        1
        But he thinks of himself as a pit bullterrier named Fido.
        Snow Crash
        2
        One of the flatmates interrupted him while he was cutting the throat of a second dog, a bullterrier cross named Nova.
        Radio NZ
        3
        'Wich editor?' he snapped like a young bullterrier.
        Moon-Face, and Other Stories
        4
        "Can't you imagine how liberating it is for a pit bullterrier to be capable of running seven hundred miles an hour?"
        Snow Crash
        5
        "And I have known many bullterriers that were champions," says he, "though as a rule they mostly run with fire-engines, and to fighting.
        Ranson's Folly
        Translations for bullterrier
        Bullterrier through the time