Irish water spaniel: Meaning and Definition of

I'rish wa'ter span"iel

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. 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. See illus. under
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