| 单词 | field spaniel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfield spaniel field spaniel n. (originally) a spaniel of a type trained to retrieve game on land (cf. water spaniel n.); (in later use) spec. a variety of spaniel closely allied to but larger than the English cocker spaniel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > spaniel > land or water > varieties of springer1749 King Charles1780 English springer1808 Marlborough dog1822 cocker spaniel1829 Marlborough1831 Blenheim1839 Norfolk spaniel1845 King Charles1848 Sussex spaniel1856 field spaniel1859 clumber1865 Norfolk1867 Japanese spaniel1880 Welsh springer1903 Tibetan spaniel1905 Brittany spaniel1936 Brittany1945 1859 ‘Stonehenge’ Shot-gun ii. ii. 135 Field spaniels, as distinguished from water spaniels and toy dogs, are divided into springers and cockers. 1897 Earl of Suffolk et al. Encycl. Sport I. 319/2 There are four varieties of field spaniels,..the Clumber, the Sussex, the Black, and the any-other-colour. 1960 Times 2 Jan. 9/3 Two varieties now much in a minority are the Sussex and field spaniels. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 203/2 Built for activity and endurance, the field spaniel is ideal for rough shooting or as a companion for the country dweller, but not suited to city life. < as lemmas |
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