Look up: Spaniel

1. spaniel
   [n] - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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2. Spaniel
   Span'iel noun [ Old French espagneul , French épagneul , espagnol Spanish, Spanish españnol , from España Spain, from Latin Hispania .] 1. (Zoology) One of a breed of small dogs h...
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3. Spaniel
   Span'iel adjective Cringing; fawning. Shak.
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4. Spaniel
   Span'iel intransitive verb To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [ R.] Churchill.
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5. Spaniel
   Span'iel transitive verb To follow like a spaniel. [ R.]
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6. spaniel
   1. <zoology> 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 ... There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which, known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others are used for toy or pet dog...
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7. spaniel
   noun any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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8. Spaniel
   • (a.) Cringing; fawning. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A cringing, fawning person. • (v. i.) To fawn; to cringe; t...
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9. spaniel
   any of several sporting dogs used by hunters to flush game from cover. The earliest spaniels apparently originated in Spain, hence the name, but most ... [2 related articles]
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10. spaniel
    spaniel: see sporting dog; toy dog.
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11. Spaniel
    The spaniels are a sub-species of dogs characterized by great intelligence and an affectionate disposition.
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12. spaniel
    Any of several breeds of small and medium-sized gundog, characterized by large, drooping ears and a wavy, long, silky coat. Spaniels are divided into two groups: those that are still working gundogs – Clumber, cocker, Irish water, springer, and Sussex – and the toy breeds that are kept as pets – including the Japanese, King C...
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13. Spaniel
    A `spaniel` is a type of gun dog. It is assumed spaniels originated from Spain as the word spaniel may be derived from Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula) or possibly from the French phrase "Chiens de l’Espagnol" (Dogs of the Spaniard). Spaniels were especially bred to flush gam...
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