dachshund

Etymology

From German Dachshund (“badger dog”); Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog”).

noun

  1. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
    We had decided to take a small dog for the children and we chose a tan, short-haired, six-week-old male dachshund. We named him Fritz. 2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, page 35

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