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spaniel 音标拼音: [sp'ænjəl] n. 一种狗;阿谀者;拍马屁者 一种狗;阿谀者;拍马屁者 spaniel n 1: any of several breeds of small to medium- sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled earsSpaniel \ Span" iel\, n. [ OF. espagneul, F. [' e] pagneul, espagnol Spanish, Sp. espa[~ n] nol, fr. Espa[~ n] a Spain, from L. Hispania.] 1. ( Zool.) 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}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which, known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel, and the King Charles spaniel ( see under { Blenheim}). Of the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and Clumber spaniels ( see { Clumber}). The smaller field spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker spaniels ( see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable for their activity and intelligence. [ 1913 Webster] As a spaniel she will on him leap. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A cringing, fawning person. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Spaniel \ Span" iel\, a. Cringing; fawning. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Spaniel \ Span" iel\, v. i. To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [ R.] -- Churchill. [ 1913 Webster]
Spaniel \ Span" iel\, v. t. To follow like a spaniel. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster]
Dog \ Dog\ ( d[ add] g or d[ o^] g), n. [ AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. ( Zool.) A quadruped of the genus { Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({ Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred varieties, as the { akita}, { beagle}, { bloodhound}, { bulldog}, { coachdog}, { collie}, { Danish dog}, { foxhound}, { greyhound}, { mastiff}, { pointer}, { poodle}, { St. Bernard}, { setter}, { spaniel}, { spitz}, { terrier}, { German shepherd}, { pit bull}, { Chihuahua}, etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the dingo and dhole. ( See these names in the Vocabulary.) [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch. [ 1913 Webster] What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? -- 2 Kings viii. 13 ( Rev. Ver. ) [ 1913 Webster] 3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly dog; a lazy dog. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major contains the Dog Star ( Sirius). [ 1913 Webster] 5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an andiron. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Mech.) ( a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them. ( b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on the carriage of a sawmill. ( c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch; especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine tool. [ 1913 Webster] 7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [ slang] [ PJC] 8. a { hot dog}. [ slang] [ PJC] Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog. It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g- fox, a male fox; dog otter or dog- otter, dog wolf, etc.; -- also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as, dog Latin. [ 1913 Webster] { A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. -- 1 Sam. xxiv. 14. { A dog in the manger}, an ugly- natured person who prevents others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them but is none to him. { Dog ape} ( Zool.), a male ape. { Dog cabbage}, or { Dog' s cabbage} ( Bot.), a succulent herb, native to the Mediterranean region ({ Thelygonum Cynocrambe}). { Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under { Cheap}. { Dog ear} ( Arch.), an acroterium. [ Colloq.] { Dog flea} ( Zool.), a species of flea ({ Pulex canis}) which infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In America it is the common flea. See { Flea}, and { Aphaniptera}. { Dog grass} ( Bot.), a grass ({ Triticum caninum}) of the same genus as wheat. { Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy. { Dog lichen} ( Bot.), a kind of lichen ({ Peltigera canina}) growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous veins beneath. { Dog louse} ( Zool.), a louse that infests the dog, esp. { H[ ae] matopinus piliferus}; another species is { Trichodectes latus}. { Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for churning. { Dog salmon} ( Zool.), a salmon of northwest America and northern Asia; -- the { gorbuscha}; -- called also { holia}, and { hone}. { Dog shark}. ( Zool.) See { Dogfish}. { Dog' s meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal. { Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary. { Dog wheat} ( Bot.), Dog grass. { Dog whelk} ( Zool.), any species of univalve shells of the family { Nassid[ ae]}, esp. the { Nassa reticulata} of England. { To give to the dogs}, or { To throw to the dogs}, to throw away as useless. " Throw physic to the dogs; I' ll none of it." -- Shak. { To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined. [ 1913 Webster]
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