pit bull terrierとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From association with blood sport such as ratting in which the fighting ring was a pit (a concavity).

別の表記

• pitbull terrier

名詞

pit bull terrier (plural pit bull terriers)

1. A medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pit bull terrier

上位語

• molosser, mastiff

参考

• bull terrier
• American pit bull terrier
• American Staffordshire terrier
• Staffordshire bull terrier

Further reading

• “pit bull terrier”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “pit bull terrier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pit bull terrier”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “pit bull terrier”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.