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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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.
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A French novel and a Blenheim spaniel lay at her feet, a scarce-begun piece of embroidery stood at one side of her, and an untasted cup of coffee on a small table at the other.
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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.
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Her whole name was “Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough”, and she was a Blenheim spaniel.
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Who can believe that animals closely resembling the Italian greyhound, the bloodhound, the bull-dog, or Blenheim spaniel, &c.—so unlike all wild Canid�—ever existed freely in a state of nature?
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