Blenheim spaniel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Blenheim spaniel
First recorded in 1830–40; named after Blenheim, country house of Duke of Marlborough in Oxfordshire, England
Example Sentences
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One fluffy, sleepy Blenheim spaniel hidden in the capacious sleeve of a coat that had been Octavia's.
From Little Miss By-The-Day by Van Slyke, Lucille
Beethoven barked with short, sharp snaps, as became a bilious liver-coloured Blenheim spaniel.
From Merely Mary Ann by Zangwill, Israel
The Blenheim spaniel is similar to the King Charles breed, though somewhat different in its markings, fuller about the muzzle and shorter in the back.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
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
An etching of a child playing with a Blenheim spaniel happened to flutter to the floor.
From Villette by Brontë, Charlotte
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