NONSPORTING

Meaning of NONSPORTING in English

[non.sport.ing] adj (1852): lacking the qualities characteristic of a hunting dog

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NONSPORTING — adjective Date: 1894 lacking the qualities characteristic of a hunting dog
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NONSPORTING — “+ adjective 1. : lacking the qualities characteristic of a gundog or hunting dog the Newfoundland is a nonsporting breed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NONSPORTING — adj.; nonsportingly , adv.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NONSPORTING — adjective Date: 1894 : lacking the qualities characteristic of a hunting dog
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NONSPORTING — adj. Pronunciation: - ' spo ̇ r-ti ŋ Function: adjective Date: 1894 : lacking the qualities characteristic of a hunting …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NON-SPORTING DOG — /non spawr"ting, -spohr"-/ one of any of several breeds of variously sized dogs that may have been developed to hunt …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POODLE — Poodle (standard). breed of dog thought to have originated in Germany. It grew so popular in France, however, that it …
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DOG
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BULLDOG — Bulldog. also called English Bulldog, breed of dog developed centuries ago in Great Britain for use in fighting bulls (bullbaiting). …
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FRENCH BULLDOG — byname Frenchie, a small dog of the nonsporting group, which was developed in France in the later 1800s from crosses …
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