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noun(span-iel)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
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noun(span-iel)a fawning servile person
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of medium-sized spaniels of U.S. origin that have a thick curly chocolate or liver-colored coat
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of toy spaniels developed in Great Britain from English toy spaniels and having a tapered muzzle and a long silky coat
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of large massive heavyset spaniels with a dense silky largely white coat
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noun(span-iel)english cocker spaniel
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of spaniels developed in the U.S. from the English cocker spaniel that are smaller in size and have a shorter muzzle and longer thicker coat
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of active friendly spaniels that have square muzzles, wide noses, and heads which are typically half muzzle and half skull with the forehead and skull arched and slightly flattened
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of springer spaniels having a muscular build and a moderately long silky coat usually of black-and-white or liver and white hair —called also English springer
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of small blocky spaniels with well-rounded upper skull projecting forward toward the short turned-up nose
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of medium-sized hunting and retrieving spaniels developed in England that have a flat dense usually black, liver, red, or roan coat
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noun(span-iel)any of a breed of medium-sized retrievers characterized by a topknot, a heavy curly coat which is dark liver in color, and a short-haired tail