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Newfoundland dog
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
one of a breed of dog, the probable ancestor of the modern Newfoundland.
Quotations
<i>c</i>1766
I was told indeed at Trepassy lived a man who had a distinct breed which he called the original Newfoundland dogs. . . .
1771
[The wolf] travelled at such a rate with the trap upon one of his fore feet, that they had much difficulty to overtake him. though assisted by a couple of stout Newfoundland dogs.
1829
Newfoundland dogs are rare to be met with . . . they are chiefly found on the coast of Labrador: the settlers there obtain them from the Esquimaux.
1964
The contents of one killer whale's stomache [sic]: fourteen seals, twelve porpoise and a Newfoundland dog!
2
one of a breed of dog probably developed from crossing dogs from Europe with the Newfoundland dog (def. 1).
Quotations
1818
The Newfoundland dog is an animal well known in England, for its attachment to the water; but the true breed has become scarce, and is rarely to be found, except upon the coast of Labrador.
1954
Burly good-natured Newfoundland dogs, this island's most famous export, are fast disappearing from Newfoundland and one of the world's best-known breeders says it is because of federal registration regulations.