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