Irish water spaniel

noun

1. one of an Irish breed of large water spaniels having a thick, curly, liver-colored coat, a topknot of long, loose curls, and a thin, tapering tail covered with short hair.

Irish water spaniel

noun

1. a breed of dog used to hunt duck and having a dense coat of a purplish-liver colour that falls in tight ringlets covering the whole body except for the face and tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of Irish water spaniel¹

First recorded in 1880–85