FIELD SPANIEL Definition & Meaning

field spaniel

one of a British breed of spaniels having a flat or slightly waved, usually black coat, used for hunting and retrieving game.

field spaniel

a robust, low-slung breed of spaniel developed by crossing the cocker spaniel with the Sussex spaniel

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First recorded in 1865–70

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Springers I like a little less than field spaniels, which are smaller and more intelligent.

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One frequent buyer was Sarah Evans, a breeder of field spaniels in Barnesville, Md., who died last year at 55.

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Dooley said field spaniels tend to be calmer than other spaniels.

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They may be divided into field spaniels, water spaniels and the smaller breeds kept as pets.

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Around the corner of Twelfth Street, with an air of conscious virtue, trotted the cause of all the trouble—a handsome, red-brown field spaniel.

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