water spaniel


noun
  1. either of two breeds of spaniels, used for retrieving waterfowl.

Origin of water spaniel

1
First recorded in 1560–70

Words Nearby water spaniel

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How to use water spaniel in a sentence

  • Inside of three minutes Bob White went in from the headland with a splash, and swam toward the floating boat like a water spaniel.

  • He is half setter and half water-spaniel; pure on both sides.

    Bruno | Byrd Spilman Dewey
  • A young water spaniel might, with advantage, occasionally be indulged with a duck-hunt in warm weather.

    Dog Breaking | William Nelson Hutchinson
  • I have hunted with them and found this breed of dog away ahead of the water spaniel, collie, etc.

    Hunting Dogs | Oliver Hartley
  • M. des R—— had a water spaniel, which had been brought up by him, and had never quitted him.

    A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals | Percy J. Billinghurst

British Dictionary definitions for water spaniel

water spaniel

noun
  1. either of two large curly-coated breeds of spaniel (the Irish and the American), which are used for hunting waterfowl: See also Irish water spaniel

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