dachshund
- noun
- /ˈdɑːkshʊnd/
- The little black and tan dachshund sported tiny gray hairs on his muzzle.
- a miniature dachshund
- a mini dachshund
- a little dachshund
And he's a dachshund and a corgi mix, which I believe is the Queen's breed.
- And he's a dachshund and a corgi mix, which I believe is the Queen's breed.
- Then I also, a friend of mine has a dachshund Wiener dog.
- They had like, they had like paleolithic eye drops or some dude in it with a baby being one with like a dachshund in it or something.
Examples
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Meet Bowser, a 4-month-old long-haired dachshund who lives in Westlake with his owner, Brigid Wolf.
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The family had a dachshund named Henry.
Fiction book (2001) -
My son is even trying to get our dachshund on a healthier diet!
Blog text (13) -
Dahlia raised dachshunds, and there were always six or seven little ones around.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her first pet was a miniature dachshund named Pepper that her parents rescued from an abusive situation.
Blog text (17) -
An older German couple picnicked on a bench, their two dachshunds frolicking nearby.
Blog text (2) -
Rory Rue, my long-haired miniature Dachshund, has been my partner since this whole Kansas City adventure started.
Blog text (16) -
Zuzanna Nabzdyk adopted Sofie, a miniature dachshund, just a few weeks ago.
Synonyms
A small dog with a long body and short legs often kept as a pet
A small dog with short legs and a long body
A small dog with a long body and short legs that people bred to follow animals into holes
A small dog with a long body and short legs, like a dachshund
A small dog with a long body and short legs
A small dog with a long body and short legs, a dachshund
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Etymology
Dachshund comes from the German words Dachs ('badger') and Hund ('dog'), and Hund is like the English word hound. These dogs were bred to hunt badgers in holes, which is why they have long bodies and short legs.