red setter

A dog of any of various breeds originally developed in Ireland for bird hunting and having a silky reddish-brown coat, especially one bred in the United States to compete in field trials.

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red setter

(Breeds) a popular name for Irish setter

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red setter - an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat

Irish setter

setter - a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

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