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spaniel

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spaniel (noun)
  2. American water spaniel (noun)
  3. Blenheim spaniel (noun)
  4. Brittany spaniel (noun)
  5. Cavalier King Charles spaniel (noun)
  6. clumber spaniel (noun)
  7. cocker spaniel (noun)
  8. English cocker spaniel (noun)
  9. English springer spaniel (noun)
  10. English toy spaniel (noun)
  11. field spaniel (noun)
  12. Irish water spaniel (noun)
  13. Japanese spaniel (noun)
  14. King Charles spaniel (noun)
  15. Prince Charles spaniel (noun)
  16. ruby spaniel (noun)
  17. springer spaniel (noun)
  18. Sussex spaniel (noun)
  19. water spaniel (noun)
  20. Welsh springer spaniel (noun)
  21. English springer (noun)

span·iel

noun \ˈspan-yəl also ˈspa-nəl\

Definition of SPANIEL

1
: a member of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized mostly short-legged dogs usually having long wavy hair, feathered legs and tail, and large drooping ears
2
: a fawning servile person
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Origin of SPANIEL

Middle English spaynel, spaniell, from Anglo-French espainnel, alteration of espaignol Spaniard, from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin Hispania Spain
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with SPANIEL

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