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Blenheim spaniel

noun

red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel

• Hypernyms: ↑English toy spaniel

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\\ˈblenə̇m-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized B

Etymology: from Blenheim Palace, seat of the Duke of Marlborough, in England

: a spaniel of a red and white variety of the English toy spaniel

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one of a breed of toy spaniels having a short head and long ears.

[1830-40; named after Blenheim, country house of Duke of Marlborough in Oxfordshire, England]

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Blenheim spaniel

A red-and-white spaniel named from the Duke of Marlborough's seat

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Main Entry: ↑spaniel

Useful english dictionary. 2012.