spaniel
IPA: spˈænjʌɫ
noun
- Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.
- A cringing, fawning person.
verb
- To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.
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Examples of "spaniel" in Sentences
- The Boykin spaniel is the state dog of South Carolina.
- My eight year old daughter with our eight month old Boykin spaniel
- Along with the Boykin spaniel and the American water spaniel, it's a uniquely American dog.
- I think you chose a great breed for training as the Boykin spaniel is very smart dog (not biased or anything).
- She’s a 12-week-old Boykin spaniel who, if I don’t ruin her in the training process, will be retrieving doves by September and ducks by the fall.
- With my dad's old boykin spaniel, we had pretty much set ourselves up for failure because we didn't have a set plan, but everything ended up working out anyhow.
- I can upland hunt with a lab or a chessie or a boykin, but I'm not dumb enough to suggest a retriever or a flushing spaniel is as good a pure bird finder as a brit, a setter or a pointer.
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