bouvier

/ ˈbuːvɪeɪ /

noun

1. a large powerful dog of a Belgian breed, having a rough shaggy coat: used esp for cattle herding and guarding

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouvier¹

C20: from French, literally: cowherd

Example Sentences

They did so with the club’s name, a riff on the 1975 documentary “Grey Gardens,” which chronicles the lives of ex-socialites Edith “Big Edie” Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Edith “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale, who, despite retiring to a rundown Long Island estate, continue sporting luxurious furs and gowns as they go about their daily lives.

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Jean-Christophe Bouvier, France's prefect in Martinique, said the deal with a number of groups including importers and distributors would mean a 20% average cut in prices for 6,000 key, imported products.

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The plaintiffs included a man whose brother was killed in attacks on Homs, as well as a British and a French journalist — Edith Bouvier and Paul Conroy — who were injured in an attack on a media center in Baba Amr in February 2012.

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The North Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Thursday morning for Bouvier v.

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Ukai, the Australian shepherd/border collie/Bouvier mix who stars opposite Mark Wahlberg in the new film “Arthur the King,” undertakes a performance that is more physically rigorous, if not dramatically suspenseful, than the one delivered by the French border collie who appeared in the Oscar-winning film “Anatomy of a Fall.”

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