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Definition of Mastives

Mastives
Mastiff Mas"tiff, n.; pl. Mastiffs. [Mastives is irregular and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel; cf. also F. m[^a]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zo["o]l.) A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries. Mastiff bat (Zo["o]l.), any bat of the genus Molossus; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.

Meaning of Mastives from wikipedia

- Look up MAST, Mast, mast, mast-, or masts in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to: Mast (sailing), a vertical spar on a sailing...
- a mast, however, when identifying a ship as "two-masted" or "three-masted" Fore-mast: the mast nearest the bow, or the mast forward of the main-mast. As...
- A mast radiator (or radiating tower) is a radio mast or tower in which the metal structure itself is energized and functions as an antenna. This design...
- or more masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, and any additional masts are rigged square, and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-masted barques)...
- Mastor is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database v t e...
- Brian Jeffrey Mast (born July 10, 1980) is an American politician and U.S. military veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 21st...
- Richard Kenneth Mast (born March 4, 1957) is an American former NASCAR driver. He competed in both the Winston Cup and Busch Series, retiring in 2002....
- the masts are of wood, each mast is in three or more pieces. They are (in order, from bottom up): The mast or the lower. Topmast Topgallant mast Royal...
- A pagoda mast was a type of superstructure erected on a tripod mast that was common on ****anese capital ships that were reconstructed during the 1930s...
- Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) one of two types of mast cell activation disorder (MCAD); the other type is idiopathic MCAD. MCAS is an immunological...