Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of spaniel valued as a retriever.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body, which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
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Examples
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She lives and writes in Northern Virginia with her husband, three sons, a clumber spaniel, and two red-eared sliders.
Archive 2010-06-01 Molly Daniels 2010
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She lives and writes in Northern Virginia with her husband, three sons, a clumber spaniel, and two red-eared sliders.
Terrific Tuesday with Lisa Lipkind Leibow:) Molly Daniels 2010
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Can't be, the black dog pictured ain't no 'rare clumber'.
See? I finally did a real blog post. Ann Althouse 2009
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Each rare clumber had a special day of beauty as well.
Why Geithner's bailout rollout sucked so bad. Ann Althouse 2009
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And I don't mean in your joking, loafin', bragging, hog-gobbling, clumber-hugging, change-my-blogger-handle way--which is all in character & all that + fabulous, & I'm OK with it--but still, dude, seriously: Is there any example?
An Althouse blog fund-raiser. Ann Althouse 2009
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Once you own a rare clumber though you are connected to the rare clumber circuit and will always be able to get another rare clumber.
The top 10 American dogs vs. the top 10 New York City dogs. Ann Althouse 2009
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The clumber spaniel — that lumbering lemon and white teddy bear, its square muzzle as blunt as an old-fashioned rolling pin — was once acclaimed ‘the most handsomest animal this kingdom ever produced’.
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The clumber spaniel is known to be reserved and aloof with others.
Who will restore George Bush's tattered reputation? Barack Obama! Ann Althouse 2009
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In Fairview, N.C., clumber spaniel owner Kim Smith McLendon would do whatever was necessary to make sure her dogs were taken care of.
Creature Comforts 2008
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Well that's not counting certain rare clumber owners, which is a different matter after all.
Thanks to all who came to the Althouse reader meetup last night. Ann Althouse 2008
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