cocker spanielnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒk.ə ˈspæn.jəl/us/ˌkɑː.kɚ ˈspæn.jəl/a breed of dog with long ears, short legs, and fur that is white and brown or white and black
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- golden retriever
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- pooch
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
- whelp
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Examples from literature
- He combined the attributes of pointer, cocker spaniel, and retriever.
- They had a dog with them, a cocker spaniel called Bob, but they wanted another.