Labrador retriever


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

Origin of Labrador retriever

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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Labrador retriever

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

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