ENGLISH SETTER Definition & Meaning

English setter

noun

one of a breed of medium-sized, long-haired bird dogs having a flat, usually black-and-white or tan-and-white coat.

English setter

noun

a breed of setter having a white coat speckled with liver, brown, or yellowish markings

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of English setter¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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Not long after that, we had a beautiful English setter named Pete who apparently had come to the door.

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Trumpet beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy in the 146th Westminster.

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I am a volunteer with Above and Beyond English setter Rescue.

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Andy: At the moment I’m just happy the Gordon setter is playing Switzerland between the English setter and the Irish setter.

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His English setter Leda was the work’s subject.

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