About The Word Spaniel
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Spaniel
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What's The Definition Of Spaniel?
[n] any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spaniel: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spaniel: See Also | Brittany spaniel | clumber | clumber spaniel | cocker | cocker spaniel | English cocker spaniel | field spaniel | gun dog | sporting dog | springer | springer spaniel | Sussex spaniel | water spaniel Spaniel In Webster's Dictionary \Span"iel\, n. [OF. espagneul, F. ['e]pagneul, espagnol
Spanish, Sp. espa[~n]nol, fr. Espa[~n]a Spain, from L.
Hispania.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and
thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually
strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under
{Clumber}, and {Cocker}.
Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which,
known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others
are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel,
and the King Charles spaniel (see under {Blenheim}). Of
the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called
springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and
Clumber spaniels (see {Clumber}). The smaller field
spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker
spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable
for their activity and intelligence.
As a spaniel she will on him leap. --Chaucer.
2. A cringing, fawning person. --Shak.
\Span"iel\, a. Cringing; fawning. --Shak. \Span"iel\, v. i. To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] --Churchill. \Span"iel\, v. t. To follow like a spaniel. [R.] |
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