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单词 spanielize
释义

spanielizev.

Forms: Also 1600s spanniolize.
Etymology: < spaniel n.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspanielize.
rare.
intransitive (also with it). To act like a spaniel; to be submissive or fawning.
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the mind > emotion > humility > servility > be servile [verb (intransitive)]
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1641 Wits Recreations (new ed.) sig. L8 I cannot spanniolize it week by week, Or wait a moneth to kisse your hand or cheek.
1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Rrr2v/2 To Spanielize, or fawn like a Spaniel, caresser, comme font les Epagneux.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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