dachshund

[ dahks-hoond, dak-suhnd, dash- ]

noun

1. one of a German breed of dogs having short legs, a long body and ears, and a usually tan or black-and-tan coat.

dachshund

/ ˈdakshʊnt; ˈdæksˌhʊnd /

noun

1. a long-bodied short-legged breed of dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of dachshund¹

1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog

Word History and Origins

Origin of dachshund¹

C19: from German, from Dachs badger + Hund dog, hound ¹

Example Sentences

A 20-year-old volunteer cradles Button, a tiny dachshund she’s been fostering at home for 10 days.

From Time

Aikey, 23, is the primary caretaker of Penny, her family’s 15-year-old dachshund, who became blind last summer due to glaucoma.

From Time

My name is Max, and I’m a 13-month-old dachshund who loves to eat cicadas.

From Washington Post

A listener from Thousand Oaks put me in touch with the Dachshund rescue center where I adopted Lisa-Marie.

From The Daily Beast

This development did not sit well with the Oregon Dachshund Rescue, said its owner and founder, Jenell Rangan, in court on Monday.

From The Daily Beast

After a full day at work, she rushes home to feed Karl, her squat dachshund, and to get ready for the evening.

From The Daily Beast

I first became aware of it about the same time the Dachshund at the corner house began to declare he was an Aberdeen Terrier.

From Project Gutenberg

You take a common ancestral mutt, and generations later you can develop an Airedale, a dachshund or a Spitz.

From Project Gutenberg

Beside him a glossy-coated dachshund wagged furiously, after having barked once as a matter of duty.

From Project Gutenberg

Heinrich, with the dachshund at his heels, entered bearing a tray with a bottle of wine and some slices of heavy fruit cake.

From Project Gutenberg

"Well, that is a Dachshund," insisted the Gopher; and then he pulled his sunbonnet over his head and closed his eyes for a nap.

From Project Gutenberg

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