Labrador retriever

American

noun

one of a breed of retrievers having a short, thick, oily, solid black or yellow coat, raised originally in Newfoundland.

Labrador retriever British

noun

Often shortened to: Labrador. lab. a powerfully-built variety of retriever with a short dense usually black or golden-brown coat

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Etymology

Origin of Labrador retriever

First recorded in 1905–10

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