- springer spaniel
- nouna large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white• Syn: ↑springer• Hypernyms: ↑spaniel• Hyponyms: ↑English springer, ↑English springer spaniel, ↑Welsh springer spaniel
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noun: a medium-sized sporting dog of either of two breeds used chiefly for finding and flushing small game and having a flat or slightly waved coat usually of white and another color, rather long legs, and a well-feathered tail carried low — see english springer, welsh springer spaniel* * *
a dog of either of two breeds of medium-sized spaniels, used for flushing and retrieving game. Cf. English springer spaniel, Welsh springer spaniel.[1880-85]* * *
springer spaniel,any one of certain of the larger breeds of field spaniels used to spring or flush game, such as the English springer spaniel and the Welsh springer spaniel.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.