Definition of spaniel Spaniel

/spæˈnjʌl/ - [spanyul] - span•iel

We found 10 definitions of spaniel from 5 different sources.

What does spaniel mean?

Noun Plural: spaniels
spaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
		gun dog, sporting dog a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns
		brittany spaniel tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
		clumber, clumber spaniel a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
		field spaniel large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel
		springer spaniel, springer a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
		cocker, cocker spaniel, english cocker spaniel a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
		sussex spaniel an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat

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spaniel (Noun)
Any of various small 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.
spaniel (Verb)
To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.

spaniel (n.)
One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker.
spaniel (n.)
A cringing, fawning person.
spaniel (a.)
Cringing; fawning.
spaniel (v. i.)
To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.
spaniel (v. t.)
To follow like a spaniel.

spaniel
span′yel, n. a kind of dog, usually liver-and-white coloured, or black-and-white, with large pendent ears.—adj. (Shak.) like a spaniel, fawning, mean.—n. Span′ielship, obsequious attention.—Blenheim Spaniel, red-and-white, established by the Duke of Marlborough; Clumber Spaniel, handsome lemon-and-white, short in leg, long in body, with a coat like a setter, and massive head with large, drooping ears; King Charles spaniel, black-and-tan, first brought into notice by Charles II.; Sussex spaniel, like the Clumber, golden-liver or brown. [O. Fr. espagneul (Fr. épagneul)—Sp. Español, Spanish.]