单词 | laverack |
释义 | Laverackn. Used attributively in Laverack setter to designate the type of English setter (see setter n.1 11a) developed by Laverack, a large hunting dog having long white fur flecked with other colours. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > setter > varieties of English setter1790 red setter1830 Gordon setter1865 Irish setter1866 Belton1872 Laverack setter1878 1878 C. Hallock Sportsman's Gaz. (ed. 4) 689/2 Belton.—the ticked or spotted Laverack setter. 1904 Daily Chron. 15 Aug. 3/3 In America ‘Laveracks’ and ‘Llewellins’ are household words among sportsmen. 1971 F. 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. 1971 F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 245 (caption) An engraving of Mr. Purcell-Llewellyn's Laverack Setter, Countess. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1878 |
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