springer spaniel
nounDefinition of springer spaniel
: a medium-sized sporting dog of either of two breeds that is often used for finding and flushing small game:
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About the only dog on the premises that wasn’t a corgi was Bella, who is a springer spaniel. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "5th Corgi Con draws 1,000 dogs to Ocean Beach — and many admirers as well," 15 June 2019 First lady Barbara Bush had one made to resemble her springer spaniel, Millie. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Judith Leiber Escaped Holocaust and Made Sparkly Handbags for the Rich and Famous," 4 May 2018 Bush and her president husband, George H.W., occupied the White House, where the big news was their springer spaniel Millie's litter of puppies. — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Stingl: In 1989, Barbara Bush granted ailing local boy's wish to meet White House puppies," 19 Apr. 2018 Shumard and her colleagues at the Portrait Gallery have selected a serene image of Barbara Bush with her springer spaniel, Millie, to display this month in memoriam. — Kate Keller, Smithsonian, "Smithsonian Curators Reflect on How Barbara Bush Will Be Remembered," 18 Apr. 2018 There are beagles and springer spaniels can also be quite good at sniffing out these culinary jewels, too. — Andrew Amelinckx, Smithsonian, "Four Weird Ways Dogs Have Earned Their Keep," 19 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'springer spaniel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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