curly-coated retriever

[kur-lee-koh-tid]

noun

one of an English breed of large sporting dogs having a dense, tightly curled, black or liver-colored coat, small, low-set ears, and a moderately short tail carried fairly straight, used as a land or water retriever.

Origin of curly-coated retriever

First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for curly-coated retriever

curly-coated retriever

noun

a strongly built variety of retriever with a tightly curled black or liver-coloured coat

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