Originally: any breed of spaniel developed as a gun dog; (in later use) either of two such breeds, the English springer and the Welsh springer…

attributive and in the genitive. Designating a type of spaniel; (in later use) spec. a small breed of spaniel, having a high, rounded head, short…

(in full English springer spaniel) a breed of spaniel developed as a gun dog, with a silky liver and white or black and white coat; a dog of this…

a variety of toy spaniel.

a breed of small spaniel with a variety of coat colours and longer hair on the legs and ears, originally developed in England to flush woodcock and…

= Marlborough dog n. at sense 3.

A breed of spaniel.

the English springer spaniel. Now historical.

A King Charles spaniel.

a long-coated, stocky, golden-brown spaniel belonging to a breed developed in Sussex and neighbouring counties; also elliptical.

(originally) a spaniel of a type trained to retrieve game on land (cf. water spaniel, n.); (in later use) spec. a variety of spaniel closely allied…

Name of a breed of spaniels.

A Norfolk spaniel. Obsolete. rare.

a breed of small, black-and-white or brown-and-white, long-coated dog.

a red-brown and white variety of springer spaniel, recognized as a distinct breed since 1902.

a small white, brown, or black dog with a silky coat of medium length, belonging to the breed of this name.

= sense 2.

Originally and chiefly North American. A breed of gun dog resembling a small setter, originating in France; a dog of this breed. See also Brittany sp…