Meaning of bulldog edition | Babel Free

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The earliest edition of a periodical publication, especially a daily newspaper.

US

Examples

“The Detroit Mirror, morning tabloid, which has been under the same ownership as The Chicago Tribune and The New York Daily News, suspended publication with its early bulldog edition today.”

“In journalism, a "bulldog edition" is an edition of a daily newspaper printed early for transportation to distant points.”

“Larry Holmes marched into view at 20 minutes before the hour of 11 a.m. . . . The guys with the cameras could snap away, and everybody would have a story for the 6 O'Clock News or the bulldog edition.”

“He took us on evening walks. […] On the way home, he'd stop at the corner next to the subway stop, get the bulldog edition of the Inquirer and chat with the guy selling the papers.”

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