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labrador |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. {Labrador duck} (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. {Labrador feldspar}. See {Labradorite}. {Labrador tea} (Bot.), a name of two low evergreen shrubs of the genus {Ledum} ({L. palustre} and {L. latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Labrador n : part of the province of Newfoundland in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava peninsula in northeastern Canada [syn: {Labrador}]
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