dachshund
[dahks-hoo nt, -hoo nd, -uh nd, daks-, dash-]
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.
Origin of dachshund
1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog
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Contemporary Examples of dachshund
A listener from Thousand Oaks put me in touch with the Dachshund rescue center where I adopted Lisa-Marie.
Historical Examples of dachshund
The dachshund's pathetic shriek of outrage made the rafters ring.
The Prophet of Berkeley SquareRobert Hichens
If mere quaintness of design be desired, is there not already the Dachshund!
Three Men on the BummelJerome K. Jerome
Oh, well, of course it has been short too, summers always are; like the dachshund!
The MerryweathersLaura E. Richards
It was very nice to have the Prince asking after your dachshund's cough, but she had got past that.
Mammon and Co.E. F. Benson
He pointed to the dachshund, and added, in his ordinary tone, "That's him."
PenrodBooth Tarkington
dachshund
noun
Word Origin for dachshund
C19: from German, from Dachs badger + Hund dog, hound 1
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