german shorthaired pointer

german shorthaired pointer
noun
Usage: usually capitalized G
: a liver or liver-and-white hunting dog of a breed developed in Germany by crossing the Spanish pointer with the bloodhound and mating the offspring with the common pointer

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one of a German breed of large sporting dogs having a short hard coat, usually liver or liver and white in color, and a docked tail, used as a versatile hunting dog.
[1930-35]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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