dachshund
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dachshund
1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog
Vocabulary lists containing dachshund
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of diminutive dogs have scooped the Guinness World Record for the Largest Dachshund Dog Walk.
From BBC • May 20, 2024
Columnist Tom Swint waxed bemused about his dog, Ginger, a “cocker mounted on a Dachshund chassis.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2020
Well, here’s The Ugly Dachshund, a film about a dog that thinks it’s a different kind of dog!
From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2019
Tory Burch’s liberty red and eggplant Dachshund Slim wallet displays a sweet-looking, small wiener pup with a movable ear and tail.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2018
As a companion in the house the Dachshund has perhaps no compeer.
From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert
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