Irish setter

noun

1. one of an Irish breed of setters having a golden-chestnut or mahogany-red coat.

Irish setter

noun

1. a breed of setter developed in Ireland, having a flat soft brownish-red coat Also calledred setter

Word History and Origins

Origin of Irish setter¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Taken as a whole, the Irish Setter is built more after the type of a racer.

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