setting dog

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setting dog

noun setting dogs

historical A dog trained to set game; a setter. Affectation is not confined to Man, educated Animals all have a Share: the well-broke silky-hair'd English Setting-dog a large one.

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@misc{setting_dog_2026,
  title = {setting dog},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/setting%20dog},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}