Irish water spaniel

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I′rish wa′ter span′iel, 

1. Dog and Cat Breeds 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 water spaniel. 

• 1880–85