cocker spaniel

n.1. A dog of a breed developed in the United States, having long drooping ears and a variously colored silky coat. It is smaller and has a more rounded head than the English cocker spaniel. Also called American cocker spaniel.2. Chiefly British An English cocker spaniel.

[From its original use in hunting woodcocks.]

cocker spaniel

n (Breeds) a small compact breed of spaniel having sleek silky fur, a domed head, and long fringed ears [C19 cocker, from cocking hunting woodcocks]

cock′er span′iel

n. one of a breed of small spaniels having a long square muzzle, long low-set drooping ears, and a soft flat or wavy coat. [1880–85]

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cocker spaniel - a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in Englandcocker, English cocker spanielspaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

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cocker

cocker spaniel

cocker spaniel,

breed of small sporting dogsporting dog,
classification used by breeders and kennel clubs to designate dogs bred for pointing, flushing, and retrieving game. These dogs hunt by air scent—as opposed to most hounds, which are ground scenters—and their quarry is primarily game birds.
..... Click the link for more information. developed from English cocker spaniels brought to the United States in the 1880s. It stands from 14 to 15 in. (35.6–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 25 lb (11.3 kg). Its silky, flat, or wavy coat is moderately long and forms fringes, or feathers, on the underside of the body and on the legs, chest, and ears. The coat may be of any solid color or a combination of two or more colors (parti-colored), such as white with red or tan markings or black and tan. The tail is docked. The smallest of the sporting-dog breeds, cockers can be trained to flush game and retrieve. According to some authorities their name derives from their proficiency at hunting woodcocks. They have also been exceptionally popular as house pets. See dogdog,
carnivorous, domesticated wolf (Canis lupus familiaris) of the family Canidae, to which the jackal and fox also belong. The family Canidae is sometimes referred to as the dog family, and its characteristics, e.g.
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cocker spaniel

a small compact breed of spaniel having sleek silky fur, a domed head, and long fringed ears

cocker spaniel

cocker spaniel

cocker spaniel

cock′er span′iel

cocker spaniel

cocker spaniel,

cocker spaniel

cocker spaniel

Synonyms for cocker spaniel

noun a small breed with wavy silky hair

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