| 单词 | finding dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfinding dog finding dog n. a hunting dog; spec. a dog in a hunting pack that finds the quarry; cf. finder n. 2. ΚΠ 1814 W. Dobson Kunopædia 122 From the moment he shall have his attention awakened to such discovery by the summons of Take heed! to become as a statue immoveable, with his nose directed to the finding dog. 1901 B. Waters Training Hunting Dog xiv. 197 It requires no argument to prove that it is easier and better to perfect the dog in the first as a finding dog one season, and second as a retriever the ensuing season, than it is to attempt to perfect him in both branches at the same time. 1940 E. C. Studholme Te Waimate (1954) 254 A good finding dog was frequently no good at holding, as he would probably simply run round and round the pig. 1982 P. Holden Wild Pig in N.Z. xxvi. 156 A good finding dog is a true hunting animal. It locates a pig by working either an air or a ground scent, whichever it has an instinctive leaning towards. < as lemmas |
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