Staffordshire bull terrier

[ staf-erd-sheer bool ter-ee-er, ‐sher ]

noun

1. one of an English breed of strong, stocky, muscular dogs having a broad skull and a smooth coat, in combinations of red, white, black, or blue, originally raised for bullbaiting and later dogfighting, but now bred as a companion dog.

Staffordshire bull terrier

noun

1. a breed of smooth-coated terrier with a stocky frame and generally a pied or brindled coat See also bull terrier

Word History and Origins

Origin of Staffordshire bull terrier¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The child's mother described how the Staffordshire bull terrier pulled her daughter to the floor and bit off the tip of her nose at a flat in Glasgow in June 2022.

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Mr Fryer worked at the Priory Mental Health Hospital in Bristol, where he would visit patients three days a week, accompanied by his Staffordshire bull terrier Lara.

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An American bulldog crossed with an English Staffordshire bull terrier, she was classified as pit-bull-type.

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The girl was injured by an American bully XL and Staffordshire bull terrier crossbreed in Birmingham on Saturday.

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Tracy Devonshire was woken by Princess, a Staffordshire bull terrier, who had seen Trefor Jones standing over her at her flat in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.

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