Dachshund definition

däksənd, -sənt, däksho͝ont
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A dog of a small breed developed in Germany for hunting badgers, having a long body, a brown or black-and-brown coat, drooping ears, and very short legs. Dachshunds are bred in long-haired, smooth-coat, wire-haired, and miniature varieties, sometimes considered separate breeds.
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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.
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A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including miniature, long-haired, and short-haired varieties.
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Singular:
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

Dachshund Sentence Examples

  • Coincidentally, that dog was also a Dachshund and died at the age of 20.

  • Conversely, if you are trying to outfit a Dachshund in a vampire costume, then select one size smaller.

  • These include not only the typical dachshund and Labrador, but also more obscure breeds like the Bedlington terrier and the komondor.

  • The dachshund, or badger hound, is of German origin, and like the basset hound was originally an elongated distorted hound with crooked legs, employed in baiting and hunting badgers, but now greatly improved and made more definite by the arts of the breeder.

  • Most of the leading breeds have clubs or societies, which have been founded by admirers with a view to furthering the interests of their favourites; and such combinations as the Bulldog Club (incorporated), the London Bulldog Society, the British Bulldog Club, the Fox Terrier Club, the Association of Bloodhound Breeders - under whose management the first man-hunting trials were held, - the Bloodhound Hunt Club, the Collie Club, the Dachshund Club, the Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club, the English Setter Club, the Gamekeepers' Association of the United Kingdom, the International Gun Dog League, the Irish Terrier Club, the Irish Wolfhound Club, the St Bernard Club, the National Terrier Club, the Pomeranian Club, the Spaniel Club, the Scottish Terrier Club and the Toy Bulldog Club have done good work in keeping the claims of the breeds they represent before the dogowning public and encouraging the breeding of dogs to type.

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