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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.
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