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The Meaning of spaniel

  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A cringing, fawning person.
  • (a.) Cringing; fawning.
  • (v. i.) To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.
  • (v. t.) To follow like a spaniel.

Homophones

spaniol

Rhymes

daniel , fanueil , granule , mcdaniel , nathaniel , spaniol