pit bull terrier

See also: pitbull terrier

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

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pit bull terrier (plural pit bull terriers)

  1. A medium-sized dog historically bred for dogfighting.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pit bull terrier

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