spaniel : Idioms & Phrases

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american water spaniel

  • noun breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat
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blenheim spaniel

  • noun red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
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Blen"heim span"iel
Etymology
So called from Blenheim House, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in England.
Definitions
  1. A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet.
Webster 1913

brittany spaniel

  • noun tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
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clumber spaniel

  • noun a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
    clumber.
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cocker spaniel

  • noun a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
    cocker spaniel; cocker.
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english cocker spaniel

  • noun a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
    cocker spaniel; cocker.
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english springer spaniel

  • noun a breed having typically a black-and-white coat
    English springer.
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english toy spaniel

  • noun British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle
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Field spaniel

  • noun large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel
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  • (Zoöl.), a small spaniel used in hunting small game.
Webster 1913

irish water spaniel

  • noun breed of large spaniels developed in Ireland having a heavy coat of liver-colored curls and a topknot of long curls and a nearly hairless tail
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japanese spaniel

  • noun breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
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king charles spaniel

  • noun a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it
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King Charles span"iel
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan.
Webster 1913

springer spaniel

  • noun a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
    springer.
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sussex spaniel

  • noun an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat
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toy spaniel

  • noun a very small spaniel
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water spaniel

  • noun any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl
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Wa"ter span"iel
Definitions
  1. A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the water.
Webster 1913

welsh springer spaniel

  • noun a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel
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