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Clumber spaniel

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Clum·ber spaniel also clum·ber spaniel  (klmbr)
n.
A dog of a breed developed in England, having short legs, a stocky body, and a silky, predominantly white coat.
[After Clumber Park, an estate in Nottinghamshire, a county of central England.]
clumber spaniel [ˈklʌmbə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a type of thickset spaniel having a broad heavy head Often shortened to clumber
[named after Clumber, stately home of the Dukes of Newcastle where the breed was developed]
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Noun1.Clumber spaniel - a thickset spaniel with longish silky hairclumber spaniel - a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
clumber
spaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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