DHPHBAa type of dog with long ears that hang down 西班牙猎犬〔长耳下垂〕
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spaniel• Pete gagged Donald with an apron that had a picture of a spaniel on it.• Gazing at her in the hall was the stuffed body of Grandpa's black clumber spaniel, Pickwick.• He would spirit me away, to a home on the Mainland complete with plushcarpet and a cocker spanielpup.• My father bred cocker spaniels, and these endearing animals were very much part of our childhood.• The cocker spanielpuppy stopped abruptly, then eyed the spinningleafoverhead.• Occasionally we had lunch at Felix au Port with Yvonne and her goldenspaniel, Sandy.• The little springer spanielmix is house-broken, and she walks alongside you if you put her on a leash.
Originspaniel
(1300-1400)Old Frenchespaignol“Spaniard, spaniel”, from Vulgar LatinHispaniolus, from LatinHispania“Spain”