Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dog of a large, strong breed having a dense reddish-brown and white coat, developed in the Middle Ages by monks of the hospice of Saint Bernard in the Swiss Alps as a watchdog and as a rescue dog for travelers lost in the snow.
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- noun One of a
breed of largedog , famous forrescuing people on mountains.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful dog with a thick coat of hair used as a rescue dog
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Examples
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Catholic writer says, "in a mystic or spiritual sense, but with their actual lips"; Saint Bernard "among a hundred, a thousand, others."
Old Calabria Norman Douglas 1910
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The dog was a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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The dog was a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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The dog was a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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The dog was a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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The dog was a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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The dog was a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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a Saint Bernard which is usually a very friendly breed.
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