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water spaniel

water spaniel noun: a large breed of spaniel used in hunting waterfowl.

Noun

water spaniel (plural water spaniels)

  1. A large breed of spaniel used in hunting waterfowl.
    • Shee hath more qualities then a Water-Spaniell, […] Shee can fetch and carry: why a horſe can doe no more; nay, a horſe cannot fetch, but onely carry, therefore is ſhee better then a Iade.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of water spaniel

pluralwater spaniels

Questions about water spaniel

What does water spaniel mean?
Water spaniel means a large breed of spaniel used in hunting waterfowl.
What part of speech is water spaniel?
Water spaniel is a noun.
What is the plural of water spaniel?
The plural of water spaniel is water spaniels.

Words near water spaniel in the dictionary

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  9. water speedwells
  10. water spider
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