Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Bandog

Bandog (ban"dog`; 115) , noun

[Band + dog, that is, bound dog.]

A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up.
The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he takes his name. — Sir W. Scott