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sausage dog

British  

noun

  1. an informal name for dachshund

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She said she had been able to get festive party outfits from charity shops – last year she picked up an elf dress for £3.99 and a sweater for her sausage dog Minnie.

From BBC

A missing sausage dog has been reunited with his owners after they used bacon to help him find his way back to them.

From BBC

He's less than a foot tall but this little sausage dog has survived getting lost in a dangerous Australian bushfire.

From BBC

This Sunday, alongside a three-person sausage dog, an ironing board and a tube of toothpaste, I will be one of 95 people attempting to break a world record at the London marathon.

From The Guardian

Australian artist Bennett Miller is no stranger to the sausage dog form, staging the work Dachshund UN across the globe.

From The Guardian