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Irish setter

noun

An Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat. Synonym: red setter.

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"Irish setter" Quotes from Famous Books

... of hoofs rang out on the morning air. A two-wheeled gig drawn by a well-groomed sorrel horse and followed by a brown-haired Irish setter was approaching. In it sat a man of thirty, dressed in a long, mouse-colored surtout with a wide cape falling to the shoulders. On his head was a soft gray hat and about his neck a white scarf showing above the lapels of his coat. He had thin, shapely ...

— The Tides of Barnegat • F. Hopkinson Smith

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... Jack Ropes at all. Jack Ropes is the hero whom he worships, the beau ideal to him of everything a dog should be. He follows Jack in all respects; and he pays Jack the sincere flattery of imitation. Jack, an Irish setter, is a thorough gentleman in form, in action, and in thought. Some years Roy's senior, he submits patiently to the playful capers of the younger dog; and he even accepts little nips at his legs or his ears. It is ...

— A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs • Laurence Hutton

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... beautiful Irish setter, called "Brisk." He had a silky coat and soft brown eyes, and his young master seemed very fond ...

— Beautiful Joe • Marshall Saunders

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Words linked to "Irish setter" : red setter, setter