Meanings
nounbasset hound (plural basset hounds)
plural basset hounds
- A shortlegged breed of dog of the hound family.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchbasset“basset hound”
- Englishbasset hound
From French basset (“basset hound”), nominalization of Old French adjective basset (“short-legged”), from bas (“short, low”).
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Chinese Mandarin 巴吉度獵犬 /巴吉度猎犬
- 巴吉度獵犬 /巴吉度猎犬 (bājídùlièquǎn)short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
Finnish bassetti
- bassettishort-legged breed of dog of the hound family
French basset
- bassetshort-legged breed of dog of the hound family
Irish baiséadach
- baiséadachshort-legged breed of dog of the hound family
Malay anjing pemburu basset
- anjing pemburu bassetshort-legged breed of dog of the hound family
Polish basset
- bassetshort-legged breed of dog of the hound family
Russian ба̀ссет-ха́унд
- ба̀ссет-ха́унд (bàsset-xáund)short-legged breed of dog of the hound family
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APA
basset hound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basset%20hound
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“basset hound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basset%20hound. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basset hound,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basset%20hound.
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