Gordon setter

noun

Gor·​don setter ˈgȯr-dᵊn- How to pronounce Gordon setter (audio)
: any of a breed of large bird dogs of Scottish origin that have a long flat black-and-tan coat

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Another friend named a Gordon setter Alf, owing to his resemblance to the ’80s sitcom alien. Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 The Old Man nodded at Mister Howard and winked when the Gordon setter dived back into the bush. Field & Stream, 31 Dec. 2020 Mac, the Gordon setter, rounded him up for me in a patch of bush. Field & Stream, 31 Dec. 2020 In the 1930s, Jude Howard and his brothers had a Gordon setter whom their father named Dogue, after the Native Americans of Virginia and Maryland. John Kelly, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon †1827 Scottish sportsman

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Gordon setter was in 1865

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“Gordon setter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Gordon%20setter. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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