SPAN'IEL, noun 1. A dog used in sports of the field, remarkable for his sagacity and obedience. 2. A mean, cringing, fawning person. SPAN'IEL, adjective Like a spaniel; mean; fawning. SPAN'IEL, verb intransitive TO fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. SPAN'IEL, verb transitive To follow like a spaniel
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