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Labrador retriever

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a hunting dog developed from a breed originating in Labrador and Newfoundland, characterized by short, thick, usually black hair, broad head and chest, and outstanding performance as a retriever of game, both in water and on land.

See: Lab,Labrador(def. 2b),Labrador dog(def. 1)

Quotations

1907

Each of the brothers possessed a starved-looking Labrador retriever, clever, amiable beasts, scarcely less hungry than their masters.

1963

The other native Canadian dogs are the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, a comparative newcomer, and the Labrador Retriever, a relative of the Newfoundland.

1966

[Caption] Ron Bowman of Oshawa tests his aim and trains a Labrador retriever.