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Search phrase: spaniel

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Henry VIIIH8 V.iii.126To me you cannot reach. You play the spaniel,To me you cannot reach. You play the Spaniell,
Julius CaesarJC III.i.43Low-crooked curtsies and base spaniel fawning.Low-crooked-curtsies, and base Spaniell fawning:
King LearKL III.vi.68Hound or spaniel, brach or lym,Hound or Spaniell, Brache, or Hym:
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.203I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,I am your spaniell, and Demetrius,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND II.i.205Use me but as your spaniel: spurn me, strike me,Vse me but as your spaniell; spurne me, strike me,
PericlesPer IV.vi.122undo a whole household, let me be gelded like a spaniel.vndoe a whole houshold, let me be gelded like a spaniel,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.136Where's my spaniel Troilus? Sirrah, get you hence,Where's my Spaniel Troilus? Sirra, get you hence,

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Glossary

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spanielfawn upon, follow [like a spaniel]
spanielobsequious, slavish, submissive
spaniel-likefawningly, slavishly, like a tame dog

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SPANIELBASICspaniel n, spaniel v, spaniel-like adj
SPANIELTYPEwater-spaniel n

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