: any of a breed of large bird dogs of Scottish origin that have a long flat black-and-tan coat
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Examples of Gordon setter in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAnother 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
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Word History
Etymology
Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon †1827 Scottish sportsman
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