English-Thai Dictionary

spaniel

N สุนัข พันธุ์ หนึ่ง  su-nak-pan-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPANIEL

n. 1. A dog used in sports of the field, remarkable for his sagacity and obedience.
2. A mean, cringing, fawning person.

 

SPANIEL

a.Like a spaniel; mean; fawning.

 

SPANIEL

v.i.TO fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.

 

SPANIEL

v.t.To follow like a spaniel.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPANIEL

Span "iel, n. Etym: [OF. espagneul, F. épagneul, espagnol Spanish, Sp. españnol, fr. España Spain, from L. Hispania.]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

SPANIEL

SPANIEL Span "iel, a.

 

Defn: Cringing; fawning. Shak.

 

SPANIEL

SPANIEL Span "iel, v. i.

 

Defn: To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] Churchill.

 

SPANIEL

SPANIEL Span "iel, v. t.

 

Defn: To follow like a spaniel. [R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spaniel

span iel |ˈspanyəl ˈspænjəl | ▶noun a dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears. • used in similes and metaphors as a symbol of devotion or obsequiousness: I followed my uncles around as faithfully as any spaniel. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French espaigneul ‘Spanish (dog ),’ from Latin Hispaniolus ‘Spanish. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

spaniel

span |iel |ˈspanj (ə )l | ▶noun a dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears. • used as a symbol of devotion or obsequiousness: [ as modifier ] : oh stop looking at me with those spaniel eyes. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French espaigneul ‘Spanish (dog )’, from Latin Hispaniolus ‘Spanish ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Spaniel

Spa ni el Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈʃpani̯əl auch ˈspɛ …|englisch spaniel < altfranzösisch espagneul < spanisch español = spanisch, also eigentlich = spanischer Hund in verschiedenen Formen gezüchteter Jagd- und Haushund mit großen Schlappohren und seidigem Fell

 

Spanish Dictionary

spaniel

spaniel nombre común /adjetivo Se aplica a diferentes razas de perros de caza o de compañía de origen británico :los spaniels enanos son populares perros de compañía; el cocker spaniel tiene el pelo largo y las orejas caídas .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘espániel ’.El plural es spaniels .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spaniel

span iel /spǽnjəl /名詞 C 〘動 〙スパニエル犬 〘耳が長くたれ下がっている 〙; こびへつらう [おべっかを使う ]人 .