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spaniellike

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span⋅iel

  [span-yuhl]
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–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

Related forms:
span⋅iel⋅like, adjective
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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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