- wirehaired pointing griffon
- noun Date: 1929 any of a breed of dogs of Dutch origin that both hunt and retrieve and have a long head and a harsh wiry often chestnut or white and chestnut colored coat
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wirehaired pointing griffon
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Wirehaired Pointing Griffon — Infobox Dogbreed akcgroup = Sporting akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/wirehaired pointing griffon/index.cfm altname = Griffon d arrêt à poil dur Korthals Korthals Pointing Griffon Korthals Griffon ckcgroup = Group 1 Sporting Dogs ckcstd =… … Wikipedia
wirehaired pointing griffon — wire′haired point′ing grif′fon n. dch griffon I, 2) • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
wirehaired pointing griffon — griffon2 (def. 2). [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
wirehaired pointing griffon — noun : a large bird dog originating in Europe and having a harsh wiry coat, a long skull, a square muzzle, and a definite moustache and eyebrows * * * griffon2 (def. 2). [1925 30] … Useful english dictionary
Griffon — is a type of dog, a collection of breeds of originally hunting dogs. There are three recognized lines of the griffon type (FCI), the griffon vendéens, the wirehaired pointers, and the smousje (Belgian companion dogs). The griffon type is… … Wikipedia
Wirehaired Vizsla — A Wirehaired Vizsla Other names Drótszőrű magyar vizsla, Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Country of origin Hungary Traits … Wikipedia
griffon — [grif′ən] n. [Fr, lit., a griffin] 1. GRIFFIN 2. any of a breed of medium sized hunting dog, developed by a Dutch breeder in the 19th cent., with a square muzzle and a harsh, bristly coat: in full wirehaired pointing griffon … English World dictionary
Pointing breed — A pointing breed is a type of gundog typically used in finding game. Gundogs are traditionally divided into three classes: retrievers, flushing spaniels, and pointing breeds. The name pointer comes from the dog s instinct to point , by stopping… … Wikipedia
griffon — griffon1 /grif euhn/, n. a vulture of the genus Gyps, esp. G. fulvus, of southern Europe. [1350 1400; ME griffoun < F; see GRIFFIN1] griffon2 /grif euhn/, n. 1. any of several varieties of the Brussels griffon differing from each other in… … Universalium
griffon — noun Etymology: French, literally, griffin Date: 1882 1. Brussels griffon 2. wirehaired pointing griffon … New Collegiate Dictionary
