Labrador retriever

noun

1. one of a breed of retrievers having a short, thick, oily, solid black or yellow coat, raised originally in Newfoundland.

Labrador retriever

noun

1. Often shortened to: Labrador.  lab. a powerfully-built variety of retriever with a short dense usually black or golden-brown coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of Labrador retriever¹

First recorded in 1905–10