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noun
Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cringing, fawning person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sporting dog, gun dog
Narrower terms: Brittany spaniel, clumber, clumber spaniel, field spaniel, springer spaniel, springer, cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel, cocker, Sussex spaniel, water spaniel
History
From Middle English spaynol, from Old French espaigneul (modern French épagneul), from Old Occitan espaignol, from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus (“Spanish”), from Hispānia (“Spain”).
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
