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Leonberg|ˈliːənbɜːg|
The name of a town in south-western Germany used attrib. or absol. to designate a large dog, a cross between a St. Bernard and a Newfoundland, often golden in colour, of a breed first developed there about 1855. Also ˈLeonberger.
1907K. Leighton New Bk. Dog xvii. 518/1 The Leonberg dog..is supposed also to be a worker among flocks and herds. 1945C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 179 The Leonberg is now regarded on the Continent as a distinct race. 1954M. K. Wilson tr. Lorenz's Man meets Dog vii. 75 A great, strong Leonberger,..a member of one of the largest breeds of dog, adopted as mistress the youngest sister. 1962J. M. Bernstein tr. Levi's Two-Fold Night x. 86 Two enormous dogs..of the rare Leonberg breed. 1971F. Hamilton World Encycl. Dogs 158 The popularity of the Leonberger increased and by 1872 other breeders were competing with similar crosses to obtain large, handsome, utility dogs. |