| 单词 | newfoundland dog |
| 释义 | > as lemmasNewfoundland dog 3. Designating or belonging to a very large breed of dog originally associated with Newfoundland, having a thick, coarse, usually black coat, and noted for its intelligence, strength, and swimming ability. Chiefly in Newfoundland dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > giant breeds > Newfoundland Newfoundland dog1766 Newfoundlander1779 Newfoundland1827 Landseer Newfoundland1877 Newfie1961 Newf1977 1766 J. Banks Jrnl. Oct. in A. M. Lysaght J. Banks in Newfoundland & Labrador 1766 (1971) 149 I was told indeed at trepassy Livd a man who had a distinct breed which he calld the original Newfoundland dogs. 1773 M. Rishton Let. 25 Apr. in F. Burney Early Diary (1889) I. 204 We intend getting a very large Newfoundland dog before we leave this place. 1824 Goldsmith's Hist. Earth II. xx. i. 9 It is not certain whether the Newfoundland Dog be a distinct breed. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. i. i. 10 A splendid dog of the Newfoundland breed. 1876 C. H. Davis Narr. North Polar Exped. Ship Polaris ii. 48 The ship..took on board caplins and six Newfoundland dogs. 1907 J. G. Millais Newfoundland vii. 145 The pure Newfoundland dogs are curly, and are a little higher on the leg than are the Labradors. 1988 Yankee Aug. 62/1 Instead of stone lions one finds the world's largest and most affectionate Newfoundland dog lumbering dutifully forth. < as lemmas |
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