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单词 spaniel gentle
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spaniel gentle
b. With distinctive premodifiers to denote different varieties or breeds, as Alpine spaniel, Blenheim spaniel, English spaniel, King Charles spaniel, Norfolk spaniel (etc.). Also †spaniel gentle (see first quot. 1576).See also land-spaniel n. at land n.1 Compounds 2b(a), water spaniel n.
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1576 A. Fleming tr. J. Caius Of Eng. Dogges 14 Of the delicate, neate, and pretty kind of dogges called the Spaniel gentle, or the comforter, in Latine Melitæus.
1778 Encycl. Brit. III. 1618/2 They [Canis Hispaniolus] are still distinguished by the name of English Spaniels.
1833 W. H. Maxwell Field Bk. 497 King Charles's spaniel, Can[is] brevipilis.
1833 W. H. Maxwell Field Bk. 497 The hunting spaniel or cocker..,Can[is] index.
1833 W. H. Maxwell Field Bk. 497 The Alpine spaniel.
1845 W. Youatt Dog 44 The King Charles's Spaniel, so called from the fondness of Charles II for it,..belongs likewise to the cockers.
1845 W. Youatt Dog ii. 45 The Norfolk Spaniel.
1845 W. Youatt Dog 45 The Blenheim Spaniel.
1845 W. Youatt Dog 51 The Alpine Spaniel, or Bernardine Dog, is a breed almost peculiar to the Alps.
1894 Daily News 11 Apr. 6/4 There are the usual number of King Charles, ruby spaniels, and Italian greyhounds.
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