| n. | 1. | (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under Clumber, and Cocker. |
| 2. | A cringing, fawning person. | |
| a. | 1. | Cringing; fawning. |
| v. i. | 1. | To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. |
| v. t. | 1. | To follow like a spaniel. |
| Noun | 1. | spaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears |