Etymology

badger dog

Today it means: Synonym of dachshund (“type of dog”). Full definition →

German Dachshund
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The story

  1. German · calque ofDachshund
  2. English todaybadger dog

From badger + dog, a calque of German Dachshund (from their use in hunting badgers).

Words from the same roots

GermanDachshund all →

dachshund

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.