dachshound

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A form of dachshund — A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

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Meanings

noundachshound (plural dachshounds)

plural dachshounds

  1. archaicArchaic form of dachshund.

    Six years ago I brought him down, A baby dog, from London town; Round his small throat of black and brown A ribbon blue, And vouch'd by glorious renown A dachshound true.

    1887, The Living Age, volume 174, page 770
    1 more example

    Among the pack were a few really thoroughbred dachshounds, and I recognised Waldmann, who, by his air of superior importance, led me to suppose he had fully learnt the lesson which his owner had promised to inculcate.

    1877, Vanity Fair, volume 17, page 179
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