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Field dog
Field dog can refer to any kind of bird dog used to work a field, or more specifically:
- Pointing breed, a dog used to point out game in a field
- Flushing dog, a dog used to scare game out of hiding.
Usage examples of "field dog".
He had the horn up again, and I sensed somehow that he was blowing softly on it now, crooning some kind of mammoth lullaby to the big fellow who stood over him like a mastiff over a mouse, rocking gently with one foot raised clear of the ground like a field dog on point.