Blenheim spaniel

American  

noun

1. one of a breed of toy spaniels having a short head and long ears.

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Etymology

Origin of Blenheim spaniel

First recorded in 1830–40; named after Blenheim, country house of Duke of Marlborough in Oxfordshire, England

Example Sentences

Beethoven barked with short, sharp snaps, as became a bilious liver-coloured Blenheim spaniel.

From Merely Mary Ann by Zangwill, Israel

This peculiar dye is supposed to be as necessary to a good and genuine Irish setter as is the palate of a Blenheim spaniel to the purity of his breed.

From The Dog by Youatt, William

Then she kept him as close to her apron strings as she did her Blenheim spaniel; she required him to obey her call as promptly as her coachman.

From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)

Norwood was sitting in a chair as she entered, amusing himself with the gambols of a little Blenheim spaniel, whose silver collar bore the coronet of the Russian prince.

From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James

Beethoven barked with short sharp snaps, as became a bilious liver-coloured Blenheim spaniel.

From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel