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gun dog

–noun
a dog trained to help a hunter, as by pointing or retrieving game.
Also, gundog.


Origin:
1735–45
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gun dog  
n.  A dog trained or bred to assist hunters, as in flushing or retrieving game.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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