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Newfoundlander
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
one of a breed of dog, the probable ancestor of the modern Newfoundland.
See: Newfoundland dog(def. 1)
Quotations
1779
The bloodhound and Newfoundlander, which were in the sled, ran vehemently at the deer. . . .
1894
. . . Towzer was along . . . For all he was a full-blooded Newfoundlander, whose preferences ran to water, he was competently up to snuff whenever he could get a chance to go into the woods. . . .