Gordon setter

American  

noun

1. one of a Scottish breed of medium-sized setters having a black-and-tan coat.

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Gordon setter British  

noun

1. a breed of large setter originating in Scotland, with a black-and-tan coat

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Etymology

Origin of Gordon setter

First recorded in 1860–65; after Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743–1827), Scottish sportsman partly responsible for developing the breed

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Gordon setter

In the 1930s, Jude Howard and his brothers had a Gordon setter whom their father named Dogue, after the Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2020

Andy: At the moment I’m just happy the Gordon setter is playing Switzerland between the English setter and the Irish setter.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020

I'm getting a lovely Gordon setter for a Christmas present for Gilbert.

From Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

My dog is a beautiful Gordon setter, and has been so well trained that while the carrier is delivering papers on one side of the street, Bob, the dog, delivers on the other.

From Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The real, homely, ugly collie never snaps at friends; the mongrel brute with the cross of Gordon setter is not safe for an hour at a time.

From The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour by James Runciman