Definition of Springer spaniel

1. Noun. A large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white.

Exact synonyms: Springer
Generic synonyms: Spaniel
Specialized synonyms: English Springer, English Springer Spaniel, Welsh Springer Spaniel

Definition of Springer spaniel

1. Noun. A dog of either of two different breeds (the English springer spaniel and the Welsh springer spaniel). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Springer Spaniel

springald
springalds
springals
springboard
springboarded
springboarding
springboards
springbok
springboks
springbuck
springcreekite
springe
springed
springeing
springer
springer spaniel (current term)
springerle
springerles
springers
springes
springeth
springform
springforms
springhaas
springhalt
springhare
springhares
springhead
springheads
springhouse

Literary usage of Springer spaniel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Twentieth Century Dog by Herbert Compton (1904)
"And if you asked me which dog I would sooner have for pheasant shooting in the Himalayas—Toss or the con- springer spaniel (1803). ..."

2. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
"JOHN s. со WELL'S CAREER In view of our old and esteemed friend and colleague having been the means of sending the first real springer spaniel to the New ..."

3. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"Now, there is just as much difference between the head of the Clumber and the head of the ordinary Field or springer spaniel as there is between black and ..."

4. The Complete Shot by George Teasdale Teasdale-Buckell (1907)
"... and the manner of hunting of the whole-red dogs is spaniel-like, it does not seem to be unlikely that the springer spaniel, the colour of a blood bay ..."

5. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1884)
"678, 1 c. SPRINGBOK, antelope, XV. 288 (ill.). Springer, spaniel, XV. 228, 1 c. SPRINGFIELD, city of Massachusetts, ..."

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