spaniel
spaniel
Definition
span·iel (span′yəl)
noun
- any member of several breeds of medium-sized hunting dog with large, drooping ears and a dense, wavy coat
- a servile, fawning person
Etymology: ME spainel < MFr espagnol, lit., Spanish < Sp español < España, Spain < L Hispania
spaniel
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: Two years later she became the proud recipient of her own hearing dog, a Tibetan spaniel called William.
- have: Virginia, who had a spaniel of her own, brilliantly captures the important role a dog can play in an owner's life.
- work: The Cocker is the smallest of the working spaniels, is a happy, enthusiastic companion whose tail never seems to stops wagging.
- name: The online list says that the Queen also has five cocker spaniels named Bisto, Oxo, Flash, Spick, and Span.
Adjective modifier
- pet: Sir Robert in his anger takes her pet spaniel away from her.
- English: There are/were three Bush dogs: there is Scottie ' Barney ' , but English springer spaniel ' Spot ' has now died.
- old: Paddy is a 1 1/2 year old cocker spaniel.
- black: The unit's pet dog - a black spaniel - also escaped from the avalanche.
- little: I found him much troubled over the disappearance of his little spaniel.
- white: But Quint, a brown and white English springer spaniel, is unique: he sniffs out bumblebees.
Modifies a noun
- puppy: Learn how to train your spaniel puppy to be a gundog.
- dog: On closer inspection however this idea was shattered by the noisy greetings of some ten or so spaniel type dogs of varying ages.
- cross: Robbie is a three and a half year old spaniel cross, and was donated to Hearing Dogs along with his littermates.
- ear: Some trimming is also required especially spaniels ears and feet.
- sister: Due to a change in family circumstances, we have two springer spaniel sisters that we can no longer look after.
Noun used with modifier
- cocker: We've got two cocker spaniels ( I call them my hairy babies!
- springer: A young springer spaniel who hadn't quite got the hang of displays.
- charles: We have two Cavalier king charles spaniels and 4 cats.
- king: We have two Cavalier king charles spaniels and 4 cats.
- water: In the mid-17 th Century water spaniels were clipped like modern day Poodles - to facilitate swimming.
spaniel Quotes
There are no credentials. They do not even need a medical certificate. They need not be sound either in body or mind. They only require a certificate of birthöjust to prove that they were the first of the litter. You would not choose a spaniel on those principles.
