1872 ‘Stonehenge’ (ed. 2) 89 The flat-coated or short-coated small St. John's or Labrador breed [of retriever].
1902 C. J. Cornish 109 Our sheep..their wild ancestors, the active and flat-coated animals which still feed on the stony mountain-tops.
1948 C. L. B. Hubbard 227 Another of the lesser-known varieties is the Flat-coated Retriever.