Definition of Labrador retriever

1. Noun. Breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat.

Generic synonyms: Retriever

Definition of Labrador retriever

1. Noun. A relatively large breed of dog, popular as guide dog and in other service. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Labrador Retriever

Labor Party
Labor Secretary
Labour
Labour Party
Labourite
Labourites
Labradoodle
Labradoodles
Labrador
Labrador-Ungava Peninsula
Labrador Peninsula
Labrador Sea
Labrador duck
Labrador ducks
Labrador keratopathy
Labrador retriever
Labrador tea
Labradorian
Labradorians
Labridae
Labrouste
Labuan
Laburnum alpinum
Laburnum anagyroides
Labyrinth of Minos
Labyrinthodontia
Lac operon
Lacanian
Laccadive Islands
Laccopetalum

Literary usage of Labrador retriever

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Twentieth Century Dog by Herbert Compton (1904)
"THE labrador retriever 10 The labrador retriever, from which are descended our modern English varieties, is to be found in a few kennels in England. ..."

2. The Complete Shot by George Teasdale Teasdale- Buckell (1907)
"THE labrador retriever T~) ECENTLY there has been a great revival in numbers Iv of the close and thick coated, featherless dogs called labrador retrievers. ..."

3. The Complete English Wing Shot by George Teasdale Teasdale-Buckell (1907)
"THE labrador retriever T~) ECENTLY there has been a great revival in numbers £\. of the close and thick coated ..."

4. C.S.R. Blue Book of Dogdom (1911)
"The labrador retriever had Us common origin with the- Newfoundland, and is In type and character a modified edition of the flat- coated Retriever, ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"The labrador retriever originally came from Labrador, where it was more or less scarce, and of late it has been impossible to procure specimens with which ..."

6. Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction K-5 by Tony Stead (2006)
"... about dogs and has the page open to a section on the labrador retriever. She looks up at me through tearful eyes and says, "It's too sad. ..."

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