Noah Webster
Spaniel
SPAN'IEL, noun
1. A dog used in sports of the field, remarkable for his sagacity and obedience.
2. A mean, cringing, fawning person.
SPAN'IEL, adjective Like a spaniel; mean; fawning.
SPAN'IEL, verb intransitive TO fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious.
SPAN'IEL, verb transitive To follow like a spaniel