Spaniel Definition
spănyəl
spaniels
noun
Any member of several breeds of medium-sized hunting dog with large, drooping ears and a dense, wavy coat.
Webster's New World
A servile, fawning person.
Webster's New World
verb
To follow loyally or obsequiously, like a spaniel.
Wiktionary
Origin of Spaniel
Middle English spainol from Old French espaignol Spaniard, Spanish dog from Vulgar Latin Hispāniōlus Spanish from Hispānia Spain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French espaigneul (modern French épagneul), from Latin Hispāniolus (“Spanish"), from Hispānia (“Spain").
From Wiktionary
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