Newfoundlander

[ noo-fuhn-luhn-der, -lan-, -fuhnd-, nyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1605–15; Newfoundland + -er ¹

The Newfoundlander, whether white man or Indian, is not charged the $50.

Give a Newfoundlander a club, an' show un a swile-pack, an' he'll venture far from safety.

If the Newfoundlander had been by his side he would have felt comparatively safe.

When the Newfoundlander starts out to the seal hunt he makes sure, in so far as he can, that no change in the wind is threatened.

At this juncture, the services of my old Newfoundlander, Retriever, came forcibly to my mind.

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