bouvier

Variant of bouvier des Flandres

bouvier des Flandres definition

bou·vier· des Flan·dres (bo̵̅o̅′vē ā′ də flan′dərz, -dā flan′-; Fr bo̵̅o̅ vyā dā flän′dr')

noun

any of a breed of large, strong dog with a rough, wiry coat and pointed, erect ears: first used in Flanders for herding cattle
also called bouvier bou·vier′

Etymology: Fr, lit., cowherd of Flanders

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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