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

With him was Lincoln, a 5-year-old flat-coated retriever, dogs named for their often-black, flat-lying coat and described by the American Kennel Club as “among the happiest of all breeds.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

“I guess I think of this as the intersection of the hip neighborhoods in Arlington,” said Mer Kammerling, 24, wrangling a floral tiara onto Bear, a flat-coated retriever.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021

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 • May 16, 2017

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 • May 3, 2016

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 • Jul. 3, 2014