COCKER SPANIEL
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England |
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| Synonyms: | | cocker, English cocker spaniel |
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| See Also: | | spaniel | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Cock"er span"iel\
One of a breed of small or medium-sized spaniels kept for
hunting or retrieving game or for household pets. They
usually weigh from eighteen to twenty-eight pounds. They have
the head of fair length, with square muzzle, the ears long
and set low, the legs short or of medium length, and the coat
fine and silky, wavy but not curly. Various colors are bred,
as black, liver, red, black and white, black and tan, etc.
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