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Definition of spaniel in English: spanielnoun ˈspanj(ə)lˈspænjəl 1A dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears. Example sentencesExamples - At night, Timothy's dog, a black and white spaniel, sits by the front door, waiting.
- Surely a pug is no match for the loyalty of a spaniel?
- The feet should be examined daily, especially the hairy types of dog such as spaniels, for the presence of thorns.
- The spaniel's hunting talents quickly made the dog a favorite in England.
- One day he took me for a walk with Miko, one of his dogs, an ancient milky-eyed spaniel.
- In the Middle Ages, a type of spaniel was bred, the ancestor of some of our modern spaniels, that would naturally crouch when it located game.
- I have also seen under-exercised dogs, spaniels in particular, lie around in a depressed and emotionally blackmailing way, glancing with sad brown eyes out of the window until you give in and throw yourself into a gale force 9.
Synonyms minion, lackey, hireling, subordinate, underling, servant, retainer, vassal - 1.1 Used as a symbol of devotion or obsequiousness.
as modifier oh stop looking at me with those spaniel eyes Synonyms sycophant, toady, lackey, flunkey, minion, stooge, kowtower, truckler, groveller, crawler, creep, fawner, flatterer, lickspittle, uriah heep, puppet, cat's paw, instrument, pawn, underling, hanger-on, camp follower, doormat
Origin Middle English: from Old French espaigneul 'Spanish (dog)', from Latin Hispaniolus 'Spanish'. The Spanish origin of this breed is shown in the name, which is a form of Old French espaigneul ‘Spanish [dog]’. The breed had long had a reputation for its submissive nature, and is first found used as an adjective in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar ‘Low-crooked-curtsies, and base Spaniell fawning.’ This sense is most often found today in the expression Spaniel eyes.
Definition of spaniel in US English: spanielnounˈspænjəlˈspanyəl 1A dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears. Example sentencesExamples - At night, Timothy's dog, a black and white spaniel, sits by the front door, waiting.
- Surely a pug is no match for the loyalty of a spaniel?
- In the Middle Ages, a type of spaniel was bred, the ancestor of some of our modern spaniels, that would naturally crouch when it located game.
- The spaniel's hunting talents quickly made the dog a favorite in England.
- One day he took me for a walk with Miko, one of his dogs, an ancient milky-eyed spaniel.
- I have also seen under-exercised dogs, spaniels in particular, lie around in a depressed and emotionally blackmailing way, glancing with sad brown eyes out of the window until you give in and throw yourself into a gale force 9.
- The feet should be examined daily, especially the hairy types of dog such as spaniels, for the presence of thorns.
Synonyms minion, lackey, hireling, subordinate, underling, servant, retainer, vassal - 1.1 Used in similes and metaphors as a symbol of devotion or obsequiousness.
I followed my uncles around as faithfully as any spaniel Synonyms sycophant, toady, lackey, flunkey, minion, stooge, kowtower, truckler, groveller, crawler, creep, fawner, flatterer, lickspittle, uriah heep, puppet, cat's paw, instrument, pawn, underling, hanger-on, camp follower, doormat
Origin Middle English: from Old French espaigneul ‘Spanish (dog)’, from Latin Hispaniolus ‘Spanish’. |