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

She did not even rise from her embroidery-frame to watch the approach of the carriage, but went on steadily stitch by stitch at the ear of a Blenheim spaniel.

From The Lovels of Arden by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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)

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

Lady Maulevrier was sitting by the fire, in a melancholy attitude, with the Blenheim spaniel on her lap.

From Phantom Fortune, a Novel by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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

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