Spaniel

span′yel, n. a kind of dog, usually liver-and-white coloured, or black-and-white, with large pendent ears.— adj. ( Shak. ) like a spaniel, fawning, mean.— n. Span′ielship , obsequious attention.— Blenheim Spaniel , red-and-white, established by the Duke of Marl borough; Clumber Spaniel , handsome lemon-and-white, short in leg, long in body, with a coat like a setter, and ma ive head with large, drooping ears; King Charles spaniel , black-and-tan, first brought into notice by Charles II.; Su ex spaniel , like the Clumber, golden-liver or brown. [O. Fr. espagneul (Fr. épagneul )—Sp. Español , Spanish.]