Labrador
noun /ˈlæbrədɔː(r)/
/ˈlæbrədɔːr/
- a large dog that can be yellow, black or brown in colour, often used by blind people as a guide
- a golden/black/chocolate Labrador
Word Originearly 20th cent.: named after the Labrador Peninsula, in eastern Canada, where the breed was developed. The name Labrador dog had been applied in the 19th cent. to a much larger breed, similar to the Newfoundland.