clumber spaniel

[kluhm-ber]

clumber spaniel

[kluhm-ber]
noun
one of an English breed of short-legged, stocky spaniels having a chiefly white coat, used especially for retrieving game.

Origin:
1880–85; after Clumber, estate in Nottinghamshire, England, where dogs were bred
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clumber spaniel (ˈklʌmbə)
 
n
Often shortened to: clumber a type of thickset spaniel having a broad heavy head
 
[C19: named after Clumber, stately home of the Dukes of Newcastle where the breed was developed]

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