Newfoundland dog

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Newfoundland dog
    n 1: a breed of very large heavy dogs with a thick coarse
         usually black coat; highly intelligent dogs and vigorous
         swimmers; developed in Newfoundland [syn: {Newfoundland},
         {Newfoundland dog}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Newfoundland \New"found*land`\ (?, often ?), prop. n.
   1. An island on the coast of British North America, famed for
      the fishing grounds in its vicinity.
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   2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson.
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   {Newfoundland dog} (Zool.), a breed of large dogs, with
      shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for
      intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.
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