LABRADOR


Meaning of LABRADOR in English

/ ˈlæbrədɔː(r); NAmE / noun

a large dog that can be yellow, black or brown in colour, often used by blind people as a guide :

a golden / black / chocolate Labrador

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: named after the Labrador Peninsula, in eastern Canada, where the breed was developed. The name Labrador dog had been applied in the 19th cent. to a much larger breed, similar to the Newfoundland.

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