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dachs·hund (däks′ho̵ont′)

noun

any of a breed of small dog with a long body, short legs, and drooping ears, of three varieties — smooth (or short-haired), long-haired, and wire-haired

Etymology: Ger < dachs, badger (prob. < IE base *tegu-, thick) + hund, dog: see hound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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