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单词 retrieverish
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retrieverishadj.

Brit. /rᵻˈtriːvərɪʃ/, U.S. /rəˈtrivərɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retriever n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < retriever n. + -ish suffix1.
rare.
Of a dog: resembling a retriever.
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c1858 G. F. Atkinson Curry & Rice (text accompanying Plate 24) Spaniels, with retrieverish and retrogressive tendencies.
1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) iii. ii. 243 There were two or three fox-terriers, a retrieverish mongrel, and an old, bloody-eyed, and very evil-smelling St. Bernard.
2008 Irish Times (Nexis) 22 Mar. (Weekend) 13 He feels a deep connection with a ‘retrieverish’ dog on a Mexico street and frets for a long time after that he did not take her home.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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