basset
1one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
Origin of basset
1- Also called basset hound .
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Other definitions for basset (2 of 3)
an outcrop, as of the edges of strata.
to crop out.
Origin of basset
2Other definitions for basset (3 of 3)
an 18th-century card game similar to faro.
Origin of basset
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How to use basset in a sentence
The pictures of Abdel basset Ali al-Megrahi being cheered off the plane in Tripoli tonight are particularly galling.
People think that greyhounds cannot hunt by scent, but this man has a tiny black and a large brindle that work like basset-hounds.
The Chequers | James RuncimanAs soon as it was light they sent Jim for Dr. basset, and he gave her a strong dose of morphine.
She appeared to know all that had been done for her, and was very thankful; but Dr. basset had forbidden her to speak much.
A shady croupier, Morin by name, obliged to leave Paris, came over to London and introduced basset.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. Trowbridge
As soon as he got home he excommunicated the whole of the inmates of the priory, and along with them Bishop basset.
Bygone London | Frederick Ross
British Dictionary definitions for basset (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbæsɪt) /
a long low smooth-haired breed of hound with short strong legs and long ears: Also called: basset hound
Origin of basset
1British Dictionary definitions for basset (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbæsɪt) /
Origin of basset
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