sporting dog

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noun

one of any of several breeds of usually large dogs especially suited by size and training for hunting by pointing, flushing, and retrieving game and including the pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels.

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Origin of sporting dog

First recorded in 1780–90

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How to use sporting dog in a sentence

He could not be better likened than to an admirable sporting dog on the scent of some unusual game.
The Mystery of the Yellow Room|Gaston Leroux
What was the use of being a sporting dog, if he could not now and then indulge his hunting proclivities?
Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895|Various
Indeed, even animal food too freely given is said to have a prejudicial effect upon the nose of a sporting dog.
Anecdotes of Dogs|Edward Jesse
He was heavy, with flopping ears and overhanging lip and a thick tail; a regular sporting dog.
Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories|Ivan Turgenev

His approach was heralded by a scent which would have roused any sporting dog to frenzy.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman