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
I am a fine setter, of a size that a Newfoundland dog could not despise, and a beauty that a Blenheim spaniel might envy.
From Cat and Dog Memoirs of Puss and the Captain by Maitland, Julia Charlotte
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
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)
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