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Laverack|ˈlævəræk|
The name of Edward Laverack (d. 1877), English dog breeder, used attrib. in Laverack setter to designate the type of English setter (see setter n.1 11 a) developed by him, a large hunting dog having long white fur flecked with other colours. Also absol.
1878C. Hallock Sportsman's Gazetteer (ed. 4) 689/2 Belton.—the ticked or spotted Laverack setter. 1904Daily Chron. 15 Aug. 3/3 In America ‘Laveracks’ and ‘Llewellins’ are household words among sportsmen. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 245 These differing methods of breeding led in later years to the main division in the breed as we know it today, between show dogs and working dogs; although it must be remembered that both types originated with the Laveracks. Ibid., (caption) An engraving of Mr. Purcell-Llewellyn's Laverack Setter, Countess. |