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BOSTON BULL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Boston bull mean?
• BOSTON BULL (noun)
The noun BOSTON BULL has 1 sense:
1. small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
Familiarity information: BOSTON BULL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Boston bull; Boston terrier
Hypernyms ("Boston bull" is a kind of...):
terrier (any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)
Context examples
Boston Terriers, also called the Boston bull, are compact and well-muscled dogs.
(Boston Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)
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