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  • 51cocker spaniel — one of a breed of small spaniels having a flat or slightly waved, soft, dense coat of any of several colors. [1880 85] * * * ▪ breed of dog       either of two breeds of sporting dogs (dog) used by hunters to flush game birds from cover; it is… …

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  • 52cocker spaniel — noun a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England • Syn: ↑English cocker spaniel, ↑cocker • Hypernyms: ↑spaniel * * * noun, pl ⋯ iels [count] : a type of small dog that has long ears and long fur * * * cocker spaniel [ …

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  • 53Cocker, Edward — ▪ English mathematician born 1631 died 1675, London, Eng.  reputed English author of Cocker s Arithmetic, a famous textbook, the popularity of which gave rise to the phrase “according to Cocker,” meaning “quite correct.”       Cocker worked very… …

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  • 54Cocker Spaniel — Al hablar de Cocker Spaniel estamos englobando a un conjunto de razas diferenciadas por sus características pero con un origen similar. En concreto destacan dos: El Cocker Spaniel Inglés y el Cocker Spaniel Americano …

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  • 55cocker spaniel — UK [ˌkɒkə(r) ˈspænjəl] / US [ˌkɑkər ˈspænjəl] noun [countable] Word forms cocker spaniel : singular cocker spaniel plural cocker spaniels a dog with long ears that hang down and long soft hair …

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  • 56cocker spaniel — noun Etymology: cocking woodcock hunting Date: 1840 1. English cocker spaniel 2. any of a breed of spaniels developed in the United States from the English cocker spaniel that are smaller in size and have a shorter muzzle and longer thicker coat …

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  • 57cocker spaniel — noun Either of two breeds of dog, the American cocker spaniel and the English cocker spaniel …

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  • 58cocker-spaniel — [wym. kokerspaniel] m I, DB. cocker spaniela; lm M. e, D. i «pies z popularnej angielskiej rasy psów myśliwskich, o długiej, jedwabistej, łaciatej sierści różnej maści, krótkich nogach, długich, obwisłych uszach; używany do polowania na ptactwo… …

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  • 59cocker spaniel — [[t]kɒ̱kə(r) spæ̱njəl[/t]] cocker spaniels N COUNT A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears …

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  • 60COCKER, EDWARD —    an arithmetician, and a schoolmaster by profession; wrote an arithmetic, published after his death, long the text book on the subject, and a model of its kind; gave rise to the phrase according to Cocker (1631 1672) …

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