WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
sport′ing dog′,
- Dog and Cat Breedsone of any of several breeds of usually large dogs especially suited by size and training for hunting by pointing, flushing, and retrieving game and including the pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels.
- 1780–90
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