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- Staffordshire bull terrier
Staffordshire bull terrier
noun
Staf·ford·shire bull terrier
ˈsta-fərd-ˌshir- 
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: any of a breed of compact muscular terriers that have a short stiff glossy coat, were developed in England by crossing bulldogs and terriers, and were originally bred for dogfighting compare american staffordshire terrier
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On July 29, a young Staffordshire bull terrier named Spud was discovered in a crate next to the entrance of a field at Frankby Stiles in Frankby, Wirral, in Merseyside.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
As for dogs that have risen in popularity year-to-year, these include the Staffordshire bull terrier, which moved up from 72 to 62, and the Chinese crested, which moved up from 79 to 68.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The short clip shows the senior Staffordshire bull terrier with only one eye sitting on a couch next to the tiny puppy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
As for dogs that have risen in popularity year-to-year, these include the Staffordshire bull terrier, which moved up from 72 to 62, and the Chinese crested, which moved up from 79 to 68.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The short clip shows the senior Staffordshire bull terrier with only one eye sitting on a couch next to the tiny puppy.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Staffordshire bull terrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Staffordshire%20bull%20terrier. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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