Spaniel
noun
A type of dog that is known for its long ears and ability to hunt.
Tom bought a cocker spaniel for his family.
Often appears as...
- springer spaniel
- cockers spaniel
noun
Someone who follows and obeys another person without question.
He is a spaniel to his boss, doing whatever is asked of him.
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of dog that is known for its long ears and ability to hunt.
Tom bought a cocker spaniel for his family.
Often appears as...
- springer spaniel
- cockers spaniel
noun
Someone who follows and obeys another person without question.
He is a spaniel to his boss, doing whatever is asked of him.
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Dog Breed
Refers specifically to certain breeds of dogs with hunting abilities, not all dogs.
The veterinarian said that spaniels are skilled at retrieving game.
Pro Tip 2/3Long Ears
Physical trait common to spaniel breeds, their ears hang down alongside their head.
Her spaniel's long ears often drag on the ground when it sniffs around.
Pro Tip 3/3Companionable Nature
Spaniels are known for being friendly and good family pets.
The family got a spaniel because they're great with kids.
Pro Tip 1/3Dog Breed
Refers specifically to certain breeds of dogs with hunting abilities, not all dogs.
The veterinarian said that spaniels are skilled at retrieving game.
Pro Tip 2/3Long Ears
Physical trait common to spaniel breeds, their ears hang down alongside their head.
Her spaniel's long ears often drag on the ground when it sniffs around.
Pro Tip 3/3Companionable Nature
Spaniels are known for being friendly and good family pets.
The family got a spaniel because they're great with kids.
Pro Tip 1/3Dog Breed
Refers specifically to certain breeds of dogs with hunting abilities, not all dogs.
The veterinarian said that spaniels are skilled at retrieving game.
Pro Tip 2/3Long Ears
Physical trait common to spaniel breeds, their ears hang down alongside their head.
Her spaniel's long ears often drag on the ground when it sniffs around.
Pro Tip 3/3Companionable Nature
Spaniels are known for being friendly and good family pets.
The family got a spaniel because they're great with kids.
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The art of the metaphor...
They're also precise. We don't really stop to think about a raindrop the size of an actual cat or dog, but as soon as I do, I realize that I'm quite certain the dog has to be a small one -- a cocker spaniel, or a dachshund --
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Adorable Underwater Dogs...
the next up we've got Lizzy who's a spaniel and it seems she actually just loves jumping in the water
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
They're also precise. We don't really stop to think about a raindrop the size of an actual cat or dog, but as soon as I do, I realize that I'm quite certain the dog has to be a small one -- a cocker spaniel, or a dachshund --
Video examples
Adorable Underwater Dogs...
the next up we've got Lizzy who's a spaniel and it seems she actually just loves jumping in the water
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Octavia E. Butler
American Writer
When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us.
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Tom Junod
American Journalist
When a cocker spaniel bites, it does so as a member of its species; it is never anything but a dog. When a pit bull bites, it does so as a member of its breed. A pit bull is never anything but a pit bull.
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Brad Holland
American Artist
All the other kids in ninth grade were drawing hot rods and cocker spaniels and getting blue ribbons in art class. I was getting rejection slips from the 'Saturday Evening Post.
Quote examples
Octavia E. Butler
American Writer
When I was between 2 and 3 years old, I got to know my first non-human being. The non-human was a cocker spaniel named Baba. We weren't friends, Baba and I, nor enemies. He wasn't my dog. He belonged to the people my mother worked for, and he lived in the house with them and us.
Quote examples
Tom Junod
American Journalist
When a cocker spaniel bites, it does so as a member of its species; it is never anything but a dog. When a pit bull bites, it does so as a member of its breed. A pit bull is never anything but a pit bull.
Quote examples
Brad Holland
American Artist
All the other kids in ninth grade were drawing hot rods and cocker spaniels and getting blue ribbons in art class. I was getting rejection slips from the 'Saturday Evening Post.
Example 1 of 3
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