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Irish setter

noun

  1. one of an Irish breed of setters having a golden-chestnut or mahogany-red coat.


Irish setter

noun

  1. a breed of setter developed in Ireland, having a flat soft brownish-red coat Also calledred setter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Irish setter1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

Taken as a whole, the Irish Setter is built more after the type of a racer.

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