Spaniel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Spaniel	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Spaniel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spaniel n any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spaniel \Span"iel\, n. [OF. espagneul, F. [82]pagneul, espagnol Spanish, Sp. espa[a4]nol, fr. Espa[a4]a Spain, from L. Hispania.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) 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}. Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which, known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel, and the King Charles spaniel (see under {Blenheim}). Of the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and Clumber spaniels (see {Clumber}). The smaller field spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable for their activity and intelligence. As a spaniel she will on him leap. --Chaucer. 2. A cringing, fawning person. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spaniel \Span"iel\, a. Cringing; fawning. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. i. To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] --Churchill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. t. To follow like a spaniel. [R.]