English cocker spaniel
noun
one of an English breed of compact medium-sized sporting dogs having a medium-length coat of various solid colors or parti-colored, low-set, droopy ears, fairly short legs, and a docked tail, originally raised as a hunting dog.
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Origin of English cocker spaniel
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby English cocker spaniel
English bond, English breakfast, English Canadian, English Channel, English Civil War, English cocker spaniel, English cross bond, English daisy, English dictionary, Englisher, English finish
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