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Definition of Gordon setter
1. Noun. A Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gordon Setter
Literary usage of Gordon setter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp by Carl Lumholtz (1889)
"During my sojourn in Mackay my dog, a fine Gordon setter, was exposed to great
danger at a station near the town. She suddenly stopped in the high grass, ..."
2. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1897)
"THE BLACK AND TAN (OR GORDON) SETTER. THIS variety of the modern setter had its
name originally from the fact of being first introduced to the public from ..."
3. The Complete Dog Book by William A. Bruette (1922)
"THE Gordon setter This handsome breed of Setters derive their name from the Dukes of
... The early history of the Gordon setter is wrapped in much mystery, ..."
4. The Twentieth Century Dog by Herbert Compton (1904)
"THE Gordon setter This variety of the setter gained its title from having been
first bred by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon at Gordon Castle, ..."
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