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irish water spaniel

I·rish wa·ter span·iel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-rish waw-ter, wot-er span-yuh l]
    • /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈspæn yəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-rish waw-ter, wot-er span-yuh l]
    • /ˈaɪ rɪʃ ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ˈspæn yəl/

Definitions of irish water spaniel words

  • noun irish water spaniel 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. 1
  • noun irish water spaniel breed of dog 1
  • noun irish water spaniel 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 0
  • noun irish water spaniel any of a breed of spaniel with a liver-colored coat of dense ringlets, a topknot, and a ratlike tail, often used as a retriever of waterfowl 0

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Origin of irish water spaniel

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Irish water spaniel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

irish water spaniel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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