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Thesaurus: spaniel

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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. A cringing, fawning person.
  3. a. Cringing; fawning.
  4. v. i. To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.
  5. v. t. To follow like a spaniel.
  6. n. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
  7. One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair andlarge drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and thetail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker.
  8. n:100 n. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears