clumber spaniel

[ kluhm-ber ]

noun
  1. one of an English breed of short-legged, stocky spaniels having a chiefly white coat, used especially for retrieving game.

Origin of clumber spaniel

1
First recorded in 1880–85; after Clumber, estate in Nottinghamshire, England, where dogs were bred

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British Dictionary definitions for clumber spaniel

clumber spaniel

/ (ˈklʌmbə) /


noun
  1. a type of thickset spaniel having a broad heavy head: Often shortened to: clumber

Origin of clumber spaniel

1
C19: named after Clumber, stately home of the Dukes of Newcastle where the breed was developed

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