DCHP-2
Labrador dog DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
a breed of dog from which the Labrador retriever was developed.
See also: Labrador (def. 2a) Labrador retriever lesser Newfoundland
- 1842 [These water-dogs] are of two kinds; the short, wiry-haired Labrador dog, and the long, curly-haired Newfoundland species, generally black, with a white cross upon the breast.
- 1910 For Police purposes many Labrador dogs have been bought, these averaging over seventy pounds in weight when in condition.
2
a sled-dog of the Labrador Eskimos.
- 1957 They have no name but are called "Newfoundland" dogs, I suppose to distinguish them from the "Labrador" dogs, that is, the huskies.
- 1842 [These water-dogs] are of two kinds; the short, wiry-haired Labrador dog, and the long, curly-haired Newfoundland species, generally black, with a white cross upon the breast.