Word of the Day 07/20/22 Bandog

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

Bandog (noun)
ban·dog [ban-dawg, -dog] (previously 08-18-13)

noun
1. any dog, as a mastiff or bloodhound, kept tied or chained.

WORDS RELATED TO BANDOG
attack dog, guarddog, watchdog

See synonyms for bandog on Thesaurus.com

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1250–1300, bandog is from the Middle English word band-dogge. See band, dog

HOW TO USE BANDOG IN A SENTENCE
In the neighbourhood of this ton or dun of Elbo there are persistent traditions of a spectral hound or bandog.
ARCHAIC ENGLAND|HAROLD BAYLEY

O master, ist you that speak bandog and Bedlam this morning?
THE MERMAID SERIES. EDITED BY H. ELLIS. THE BEST PLAYS OF THE OLD DRAMATISTS. THOMAS DEKKER. EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ERNEST RHYS.|THOMAS DEKKER

Mastin, a mastiue or bandog; a great country curre; also a rude, filthie, currish or cruell fellow.
THE MASTER OF GAME|SECOND DUKE OF YORK, EDWARD

There are bones enough for you to crunch, you professional bandog.
CHARLEMONT|W. GILMORE SIMMS

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.