[span-yuh
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| 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. |
| span·iel (spān'yəl) n.
[Middle English spainol, from Old French espaignol, Spaniard, Spanish dog, from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniōlus, Spanish, from Hispānia, Spain.] |
