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Definition of Clumber spaniel
1. Noun. A thickset spaniel with longish silky hair.
Definition of Clumber spaniel
1. Noun. A spaniel of a British breed, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clumber Spaniel
Literary usage of Clumber spaniel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia of Sport by Frederick George Aflalo, Hedley Peek (1897)
"The Clumber spaniel, white in body, with lemon markings on the head and ears,
... In the field, a well-broken Clumber spaniel is a very useful dog ; working ..."
2. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1897)
"THE Clumber spaniel. WITH the Irish water spaniel it may be said that shows have
wrought less change in the Clumber spaniel than they have done in any other ..."
3. The Complete Dog Book by William A. Bruette (1922)
"The Clumber spaniel has been very successful in the English Spaniel trials, and
the most convincing evidence of their worth is the tenacity with which the ..."
4. The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of by John Henry Walsh (1882)
"THE Clumber spaniel. Since the publication of the article on this spaniel in ...
The Clumber spaniel takes his name from the seat of the Duke of Newcastle, ..."
5. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"S Clumber spaniel CHAMPION BEECHGROVE DONALLY. term ... Here is the description
of the Clumber spaniel published by the Sporting Spaniel Society:— The ..."
6. American Game-bird Shooting by George Bird Grinnell (1910)
"... used for field work, chief of which are the Clumber spaniel, a dog of heavy
physique, slow and mute in his work, and easily broken to work to the gun. ..."
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