PIT BULL Definition & Meaning

pit bull

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[pit bool]

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noun

a stocky, muscular dog with a broad skull and a smooth coat, belonging to an informal category of purebred and mixed-breed dogs that includes the American Staffordshire terrier, the Staffordshire bull terrier, and sometimes the American bulldog or boxer.
Also called American pit bull terrier.��American Staffordshire terrier.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of pit bull¹

First recorded in 1925–30; pit ¹ ( def. ) (in the sense “enclosure for staging animal fights”) + bull(dog) ( def. )

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His family is caring for Jose’s dog Coffee, a 100-plus pound chocolate lab and pit bull mix who cries when Jose isn’t near, and working with a lawyer.

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She left him in 1976 when his pit bull mauled Sylvester Jr., who was 2 at the time.

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They also said dogs, a pit bull mix and a shepherd mix, remained inside with the bodies for at least eight hours after her body was found.

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Police said the owner of the mini poodle tried to intervene and was bitten by the pit bull as well.

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Video footage of the pit bull’s owner has been released.

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pit boss pit bull terrier

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