Assertion: breed | /r/ObjectUse | used as sporting dog
Facets:
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This breed has historically been used as a sporting dog (cocker is thought to stem from the woodcock birds that the dogs were commonly used to hunt, while spaniel is believed to connect with their Spanish origins).
text: This breed comes from Japan where it was used commonly as a hunting dog.