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Definition of Newfoundland dog

Newfoundland dog
Newfoundland New"found*land` (?, often ?), n. 1. An island on the coast of British North America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity. 2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson. Newfoundland dog (Zo["o]l.), a breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.

Meaning of Newfoundland dog from wikipedia

- The Newfoundland is a large breed of working dog. They can be black, grey, brown, or black and white. However, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, before...
- John's water dog, also known as the St. John's dog or the lesser Newfoundland, is an extinct landrace of domestic dog from Newfoundland. Little is known...
- Seaman, a Newfoundland dog, was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the first trip from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast and back. He...
- The Landseer is a dog that originated in Canada. It is a black-and-white variety of the Newfoundland that is recognised as an independent breed in continental...
- "Epitaph to a Dog" (also sometimes referred to as "Inscription on the Monument to a Newfoundland Dog") is a poem by the British poet Lord Byron. It was...
- Rigel, supposedly, was a large black Newfoundland dog who was said to have saved some of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. One account of...
- breed of retriever gun dog. It was developed in the United Kingdom from St. John's water dogs imported from the colony of Newfoundland (now a province of...
- Regiment, and Newfoundland Growlers. The team announced its name as the Newfoundland Growlers on May 22. The name refers to the Newfoundland dog, specifically...
- Newfoundland and Labrador (/ˈnjuːfən(d)lənd ... ˈlæbrədɔːr, -lænd ... / NEW-fən(d)-lənd ... LAB-rə-dor, -⁠land ..., locally /ˌnjuːfənˈlænd ... / NEW-fən-LAND...
- dogs with them to Canada and that they are among the forebears of the Newfoundland dog breed. In the 1830s, Pyrenean Mountain Dogs were used as one of the...