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Definition of Chesapeake Bay retriever
1. Noun. American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Literary usage of Chesapeake Bay retriever
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Swampscott: Historical Sketches of the Town by Waldo Thompson (1885)
"While leading in one race, Mr. Curtis' dog " Foam," a Chesapeake Bay retriever,
bred for fielding wild geese and ducks, mistaking a lobster buoy for a duck, ..."
2. The Huntsman in the South by Alexander Hunter (1908)
"... who laughed and chatted with the guides and told hunting-stories, and moved
around with nobody but Jack, the Chesapeake Bay retriever, at his heels. ..."
3. Tales of Duck and Goose Shooting: Being Duck and Goose Hunting Narratives by John Baptiste de Macklot Thompson (1916)
"This, addressed to my Chesapeake Bay retriever, Rex, as he danced and cavorted
around me one morning in early October, in the year of our Lord, ..."
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