| 释义 |
> as lemmasMarlborough dog Marlborough dog n. [ < the title of the Dukes of Marlborough, owners of Blenheim Palace (see Blenheim Spaniel s.v. Blenheim n.) + dog n.1; perhaps specifically < the title of John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), English general and statesman, who reputedly introduced the breed to England in the late 17th cent.] Obsolete a variety of toy spaniel.< |