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
For example, when her Dachshund mix Poppy couldn’t handle the stairs after back surgery, Pinehurst’s Naomi Schwartz had a full-flight ramp built by a carpenter.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023
Australian artist Bennett Miller is no stranger to the sausage dog form, staging the work Dachshund UN across the globe.
From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2018
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
His bowed legs were encased in loose black trousers, and had as many angles as the forepaws of a Dachshund or a Dandie Dinmont.
From The Primadonna by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
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