dachshund

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

/ ˈdɑksˌhʊnd, ˈdækˌsənd, ˈdæʃ- /

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noun

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

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Origin of dachshund

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

Words nearby dachshund

Dacca, dace, dacha, Dachau, Daché, dachshund, Dacia, dacite, dack, dacker, Dacko

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How to use dachshund in a sentence

A 20-year-old volunteer cradles Button, a tiny dachshund she’s been fostering at home for 10 days.
How America Saved Millions of Dogs—By Moving Them|Andrew Blum|February 3, 2022|Time
Aikey, 23, is the primary caretaker of Penny, her family’s 15-year-old dachshund, who became blind last summer due to glaucoma.
Some Workers Are Choosing Their Pets Over Their Jobs as Offices Reopen, But Will Animal-Friendly Workplaces Catch On?|Melissa Chan|July 7, 2021|Time
My name is Max, and I’m a 13-month-old dachshund who loves to eat cicadas.
My name is Max, and I have a cicada problem|Kevin Ambrose|May 28, 2021|Washington Post
A listener from Thousand Oaks put me in touch with the Dachshund rescue center where I adopted Lisa-Marie.
Here's How Kevin James Would Make Los Angeles Better for Animals|Justin Green|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

This development did not sit well with the Oregon Dachshund Rescue, said its owner and founder, Jenell Rangan, in court on Monday.
Dog Fight Over Obie, the Dieting Dachshund|Winston Ross|November 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After a full day at work, she rushes home to feed Karl, her squat dachshund, and to get ready for the evening.
A Gossip Girl Tells All|Isabel Wilkinson|June 7, 2009|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.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914|Various
You take a common ancestral mutt, and generations later you can develop an Airedale, a dachshund or a Spitz.
A Feast of Demons|William Morrison
Beside him a glossy-coated dachshund wagged furiously, after having barked once as a matter of duty.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930|Various
Heinrich, with the dachshund at his heels, entered bearing a tray with a bottle of wine and some slices of heavy fruit cake.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930|Various
"Well, that is a Dachshund," insisted the Gopher; and then he pulled his sunbonnet over his head and closed his eyes for a nap.
Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dachshund

dachshund

/ (ˈdæksˌhʊnd, German ˈdakshʊnt) /

noun

a long-bodied short-legged breed of dog

Word Origin for dachshund

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

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