dachshund
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of dachshund
1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog
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Today, the only people in the lobby are a group of women with a brindle dachshund who are comparing enneagrams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
If you lift a square from the center of the pan, it should hold itself together with quiet dignity — no flopping, no folding, nothing that resembles a dachshund being scooped up stomach-first.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026
Her early dispatches included photos of a handwritten thank you note from a child, a long-haired dachshund on a walk and snow falling on a corner store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
A 2025 story of optimism from Valerie the dachshund.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
It is a dachshund, so she was probably a good person because she liked dogs.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
Other subjects included Hockney’s dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie; friends, such as textile designer Celia Birtwell and curator Henry Geldzahler; and family, including his mother and father.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The 342 dachshunds gathered during a charity event at Marble Hill House in Twickenham, south-west London, beating the required number of 250.
From BBC ● May 20, 2024
Following the French bulldog and Labrador retriever in spots No. 1 and 2 nationally, the AKC’s top 10 dog breeds include golden retrievers, German shepherds, poodles, bulldogs, Rottweilers, beagles, dachshunds and German shorthaired pointers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2023
For the first time since 2019, the town of Lovettsville is preparing for a weekend of polka music, racing dachshunds, kids’ karaoke and stein-hoisting competitions in the beer garden.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 15, 2022
In an envelope, I put ten dollars I’d made from walking the Gouchers’ dachshunds.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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