meaning of spaniel
1. One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker.
2. A cringing, fawning person.
3. Cringing; fawning.
4. To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.
5. To follow like a spaniel.
6. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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