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Meanings of sporting dog in English

Spanish
perro cazador

A dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns.

        perro cazador
        Usage of sporting dog in English
        1
        He is beloved like a favourite sporting dog, and with cause.
        Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
        2
        Na a popular sporting dog, but they can be had.
        Wizardborn
        3
        The next moment Platon Mikhalitch himself entered the room, accompanied by a sporting dog named Yarb.
        Dead Souls
        4
        His approach was heralded by a scent which would have roused any sporting dog to frenzy.
        The Isle of Unrest
        5
        The August cover featured on the Playboy Web site displays bikini-clad model Nell McAndrew sporting dog tags.
        Wired
        6
        He could not be better likened than to an admirable sporting dog on the scent of some unusual game.
        The Mystery of the Yellow Room
        7
        The king did not answer directly, but after awhile he spoke: 'Why should I give away my BEST sporting dog.
        The Violet Fairy Book
        8
        The sporting dog called the Setter, is distinguished by his long, silky hair, and has consequently been considered as a large spaniel.
        Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
        9
        I use the word "set" deliberately, for Gorman, when bent on getting anything done, reminds me of a well-trained sporting dog.
        Gossamer
        10
        "The best sporting dog in Athabasca," he said promptly, but without any resentment.
        The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
        11
        "I WAS a sporting dog," he said, bitterly, "for the first three years of my life.
        Beautiful Joe: An Autobiography
        12
        'Every body knows that a true sporting dog will follow any one who has a gun on his shoulder.
        Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1...
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