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spaniel

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span·iel  (spnyl)
n.
1. Any of several breeds of small-sized to medium-sized dogs, usually having drooping ears, short legs, and a wavy, silky coat.
2. A docile or servile person.

[Middle English spainol, from Old French espaignol, Spaniard, Spanish dog, from Vulgar Latin *Hispnilus, Spanish, from Hispnia, Spain.]

spaniel [ˈspænjəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any of several breeds of gundog with long drooping ears, a silky coat, and formerly a docked tail See clumber spaniel, cocker spaniel, field spaniel, springer spaniel, Sussex spaniel, water spaniel
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) either of two toy breeds of spaniel: see King Charles spaniel
3. an obsequiously devoted person
[from Old French espaigneul Spanish (dog), from Old Provençal espanhol, ultimately from Latin Hispāniolus Spanish]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spanielspaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
gun dog, sporting dog - a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
Brittany spaniel - tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
clumber, clumber spaniel - a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
field spaniel - large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel
springer spaniel, springer - a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
cocker, cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel - a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
Sussex spaniel - an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat
water spaniel - any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl
Translations
spaniel [ˈspænjəl] Nspaniel m

spaniel [ˈspænjəl] népagneul m

spaniel
nSpaniel m

spaniel [ˈspænjəl] nspaniel m inv
spaniel [ˈspænjəl] nspaniel m inv

spaniel
n spaniel [ˈspӕnjəl]
a breed of dog with large ears which hang down. patryshond جِنْس كِلاب ذات شَعْر طويل шпаньол španěl, kokršpaněl spaniel der Spaniel σπάνιελ (ράτσα σκύλου) perro de aguas spanjel سگ اسپانيول spanieli épagneul סְפָנִיֵאל एक प्रकार का कुत्ता prepeličar, španijel spániel jenis anjing spanjóli spaniel スパニエル犬 (개) 스패니얼 spanielis spaniels spaniel spani{#225}{#137}{#225}l spaniel spaniel spaniel prepelicar спаниель španiel španjel španijel spaniel สุนัขพันธุ์หนึ่ง bir köpek cinsi, spanyel 長毛垂耳狗 спанієль لمبے نرم بالوں اور لٹکتے کانوں والا ایک کتّا giống chó xpanhơn

spaniel كلب السبنيلي kokršpaněl spaniel Spaniel σπάνιελ perro de aguas spanieli épagneul španijel spaniel スパニエル 스패니얼 spaniël spaniel spaniel cão spaniel, spaniel спаниель spaniel สุนัข์พันธุ์หนึ่ง spanyel giống chó spaniel 拍马屁者


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The Spaniel stopped short in dire consternation, and, after regarding the Bulldog a moment from a safe distance, said:
The finding of the wounded spaniel had led me already to the discovery of Mrs.
The handsome brown spaniel that lay on the hearth retreated under the chair in the chimney-corner.
 
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