Dachshund Definition

däksənd, -sənt, däksho͝ont
dachshunds
noun
dachshunds
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.
Webster's New World
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dachshund
Plural:
dachshunds

Origin of Dachshund

  • German Dachs badger (from Middle High German dahs) (from Old High German teks- in Indo-European roots) Hund dog (from Middle High German hunt) (from Old High German kwon- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • German Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog”)

    From Wiktionary

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