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span⋅iel

[span-yuhl]
–noun
1. one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
2. a submissive, fawning, or cringing person.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME spaynel < OF espaignol Spanish (dog), deriv. of Espaigne Spain


span⋅iel⋅like, adjective
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span·iel   (spān'yəl)   
n.  
  1. Any of several breeds of small-sized to medium-sized dogs, usually having drooping ears, short legs, and a wavy, silky coat.

  2. A docile or servile person.


[Middle English spainol, from Old French espaignol, Spaniard, Spanish dog, from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniōlus, Spanish, from Hispānia, Spain.]
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spaniel 
13c., as a surname meaning "Spaniard;" as a name for a breed of dog of Sp. origin, c.1386, from O.Fr. espagneul, lit. "Spanish (dog)," from V.L. *Hispaniolus "of Spain," dim. of L. Hispanus "Spanish, Hispanic" (see Spaniard).
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