German wirehaired pointer


noun
  1. one of a German breed of large sporting dogs having a harsh, wiry, flat-lying coat usually liver and white in color, a muzzle with a beard and whiskers, and a docked tail, used as a retrieving pointer.

Origin of German wirehaired pointer

1
First recorded in 1960–65

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British Dictionary definitions for German wire-haired pointer

German wire-haired pointer

noun
  1. a medium-sized powerfully-built variety of pointer with a wiry coat in liver, liver and white, or black and white, and a short beard

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