red setter
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In fact, she had the form of a red setter.
From Literature
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Two years later, a red setter would be murdered at Crufts, a death I could have prevented or – better – won a Pulitzer for writing about.
From The Guardian
The chase swept down the passage to the kitchen stairs, the pack augmented by Bob, the red setter, and closely followed by the dinner party.
From Project Gutenberg
Eight o’clock on the following Monday morning saw Flurry, myself, and a groom packed into a dog-cart, with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and two rampant red setters.
From Project Gutenberg
Eight o'clock on the following Monday morning saw Flurry, myself, and a groom packed into a dogcart, with portmanteaus, gun-cases, and two rampant red setters.
From Project Gutenberg
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