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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, n. [OF. espagneul, F. ['e]pagneul, espagnol
     Spanish, Sp. espa[~n]nol, fr. Espa[~n]a Spain, from L.
     Hispania.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which,
           known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others
           are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel,
           and the King Charles spaniel (see under Blenheim). Of
           the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called
           springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and
           Clumber spaniels (see Clumber). The smaller field
           spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker
           spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable
           for their activity and intelligence.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 As a spaniel she will on him leap. --Chaucer.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A cringing, fawning person. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, a.
     Cringing; fawning. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. i.
     To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] --Churchill.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. t.
     To follow like a spaniel. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dog \Dog\ (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan.
     dogge, Sw. dogg.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the
        domestic dog ({Canis familiaris).
  
     Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the
           inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and
           attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred
           varieties, as the akita, beagle, bloodhound,
           bulldog, coachdog, collie, Danish dog,
           foxhound, greyhound, mastiff, pointer,
           poodle, St. Bernard, setter, spaniel, spitz
           dog, terrier, German shepherd, pit bull,
           Chihuahua, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and
           partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs,
           like the dingo and dhole. (See these names in the
           Vocabulary.)
           [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he
              should do this great thing?           -- 2 Kings
                                                    viii. 13 (Rev.
                                                    Ver. )
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly
        dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and
        Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis
        Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an
        andiron.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mech.)
        (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening
            into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of
            raising or moving them.
        (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on
            the carriage of a sawmill.
        (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;
            especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an
            adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine
            tool.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     8. a hot dog. [slang]
        [PJC]
  
     Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in
           the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.
           It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,
           a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --
           also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,
           dog Latin.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     A dead dog, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.
  
     A dog in the manger, an ugly-natured person who prevents
        others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them
        but is none to him.
  
     Dog ape (Zo["o]l.), a male ape.
  
     Dog cabbage, or Dog's cabbage (Bot.), a succulent herb,
        native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum
        Cynocrambe).
  
     Dog cheap, very cheap. See under Cheap.
  
     Dog ear (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]
  
     Dog+flea+(Zo["o]l.),+a+species+of+flea+({Pulex+canis" rel="nofollow">Dog flea (Zo["o]l.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis)
        which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to
        man. In America it is the common flea. See Flea, and
        Aphaniptera.
  
     Dog+grass+(Bot.),+a+grass+({Triticum+caninum" rel="nofollow">Dog grass (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum) of the same
        genus as wheat.
  
     Dog Latin, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.
        
  
     Dog+lichen+(Bot.),+a+kind+of+lichen+({Peltigera+canina" rel="nofollow">Dog lichen (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina)
        growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed
        expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous
        veins beneath.
  
     Dog louse (Zo["o]l.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.
        H[ae]matopinus piliferus; another species is
        Trichodectes latus.
  
     Dog power, a machine operated by the weight of a dog
        traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for
        churning.
  
     Dog salmon (Zo["o]l.), a salmon of northwest America and
        northern Asia; -- the gorbuscha; -- called also holia,
        and hone.
  
     Dog shark. (Zo["o]l.) See Dogfish.
  
     Dog's meat, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.
  
     Dog Star. See in the Vocabulary.
  
     Dog wheat (Bot.), Dog grass.
  
     Dog whelk (Zo["o]l.), any species of univalve shells of the
        family Nassid[ae], esp. the Nassa reticulata of
        England.
  
     To give to the dogs, or To throw to the dogs, to throw
        away as useless. ``Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of
        it.'' --Shak.
  
     To go to the dogs, to go to ruin; to be ruined.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, a.
     Cringing; fawning. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. i.
     To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] --Churchill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. t.
     To follow like a spaniel. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spaniel \Span"iel\, n. [OF. espagneul, F. ['e]pagneul, espagnol
     Spanish, Sp. espa[~n]nol, fr. Espa[~n]a Spain, from L.
     Hispania.]
     1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
  
     Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which,
           known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others
           are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel,
           and the King Charles spaniel (see under Blenheim). Of
           the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called
           springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and
           Clumber spaniels (see Clumber). The smaller field
           spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker
           spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable
           for their activity and intelligence.
  
                 As a spaniel she will on him leap. --Chaucer.
  
     2. A cringing, fawning person. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spaniel
       n : any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with
           a long silky coat and long frilled ears

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     Portuguese n.
     (l en spaniel) (gloss: any of several dog breeds bred to flush out
  game)
     Spanish n.
     a (l en spaniel)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     n.
     1 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 retrieve game.
     2 A cringing, fawning person.
     vb.
     To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     Portuguese n.
     (l en spaniel) (gloss: any of several dog breeds bred to flush out
  game)
     Spanish n.
     a (l en spaniel)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     Portuguese n.
     (l en spaniel) (gloss: any of several dog breeds bred to flush out
  game)
     Spanish n.
     a (l en spaniel)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     Espanja n.
     spanieli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     n.
     (tagg: kat=hundar) en grupp hundraser som historiskt har förknippats
  med Spanien

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  spaniel
     n.
     (tagg: kat=hundar) en grupp hundraser som historiskt har förknippats
  med Spanien

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Spaniel /ʃpˈɑniːl/ 
   [zool.] spaniel 
   see: Spaniel
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Spaniel /ʃpˈɑniːl/ 
  spaniels
   see: Spaniel
  

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fin ]

  Spaniel /ˈʃpaːni̯əl/ 
  spanieli
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Stöberhund mit breiter Schnauze, langem, gewelltem Fell und langen Ohren, die an der Seite des Kopfes hängen

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Spaniel /ˈʃpaːni̯əl/ 
  épagneul
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Stöberhund mit breiter Schnauze, langem, gewelltem Fell und langen Ohren, die an der Seite des Kopfes hängen

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Spaniel /ˈʃpaːni̯əl/ 
  spaniel, spanielka
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Stöberhund mit breiter Schnauze, langem, gewelltem Fell und langen Ohren, die an der Seite des Kopfes hängen

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Spaniel /ˈʃpaːni̯əl/ 
  спаниель
  kleiner bis mittelgroßer Stöberhund mit breiter Schnauze, langem, gewelltem Fell und langen Ohren, die an der Seite des Kopfes hängen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spaniel /spˈanjəl/
  الكلب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spaniel //ˈspænjəl// //ˈspænəl// 
  шпаньол
  dog breed

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spaniel /spˈanjəl/ 
  kokršpaněl

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spaniel /spˈanjəl/
  Spaniel  [zool.]
   see: spaniels
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spaniel /spˈanjəl/
  Wachtelhund 

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spaniel //ˈspænjəl// //ˈspænəl// 
  spanieli
  dog breed

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spaniel /spˈanjəl/ 
  1. स्पेनियल कुत्ता
        "Mr. Rao, in his house, has a dog of spaniel species."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  spaniel /spˈanjəl/
  1. csúszómászó
  2. spániel
  3. hízelgô
  4. talpnyaló
  5. kajtászeb

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spaniel //ˈspænjəl// //ˈspænəl// 
  スパニエル
  dog breed

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  spaniel //ˈspænjəl// //ˈspænəl// 
  spaniel
  dog breed

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spaniel /spˈanjəl/
  1. uzun tüylü ve uzun sarkık kulaklı köpek, spanyel
  2. yaltaklanan kimse.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  spaniel
  spaniel

From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-deu ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  Spaniel
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  spaniel
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fin ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  spanieli
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fra ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  épagneul
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ita ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  spaniel
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-nld ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  spaniël
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-por ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  spaniel
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-rus ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  спаниель
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-spa ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  perro de aguas
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From język polski-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-tur ]

  spaniel /ˈspãɲɛl/ 
  spanyel
  (kynologia, kynologiczny) rasa psów myśliwskich lub pokojowych o falistej sierści i długich wiszących uszach

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspænjəɫ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.西班牙猎狗

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 一种狗;阿谀者;拍马屁者

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