springer spaniel

springer spaniel
noun
a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
Syn: ↑springer
Hypernyms: ↑spaniel

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noun
Etymology: springer (I)
: 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

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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]

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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.

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