flat-coated retriever

American  

[flat-koh-tid] / ˈflætˌkoʊ tɪd /

noun

1. one of an English breed of large sporting dogs having a flat, dense, shiny black or liver-colored coat, small ears, and long jaws, used for retrieving game from both water and land.

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flat-coated retriever British  

noun

1. a medium-sized variety of retriever having a dense flat black or liver-coloured coat with feathered legs and tail

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Etymology

Origin of flat-coated retriever

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Her family realised Chloe's blood sugar was at a dangerously high level when Ruby the flat-coated retriever refused to leave her side.

From BBC

Next to him, Ruby, a flat-coated retriever and chow mix, sprawled on a flannel wrap, worry in her eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

The gene error was absent in the 78 other breeds that Raffan examined in her study, with the exception of one: the flat-coated retriever, a more obscure retriever breed found predominantly in Britain.

From New York Times

Intriguingly, when they then examined the DNA of 38 other dog breeds, they found the mutation only appeared in one other type of dog: the flat-coated retriever.

From The Guardian

It was in Oregon that he had the first of what he describes as his two epiphanies, while treating a flat-coated retriever named Pongo.

From New York Times