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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dog of a breed originating in Newfoundland, having a short yellow, black, or brown coat and often used to retrieve felled game. The breed was developed in England, where the name was changed from lesser Newfoundland to Labrador.
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- noun A relatively large
breed ofdog , popular asguide dog and in other service.
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- noun breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Labrador.]
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