dachsie
9.5
A small dog with a long body and short legs, like a dachshund
- noun
- /ˈdɑːkˌsi/
- UK
:
perrito salchicha
- The dachsie wagged its tail excitedly when it saw its owner.
Examples
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Many people adore the playful nature of their dachsies.
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Hey, hey, Dachsie, how we comin'?
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My friend has a dachsie that loves to play in the garden.
Synonyms
dachshund
vsdachsie
15
4.4
A small dog with a long body, short legs, and long ears bred to hunt animals in burrows
is the informal playful name rather than the formal breed term
1
3.1
A small dog with a long body and short legs often kept as a pet
is the informal playful label rather than the official breed term
1
9.1
A small dog with short legs and a long body
is a playful informal name rather than the formal breed name
3.5
A small dog with a long body and short legs
is the casual nickname used instead of the formal breed name
4.6
A small dog with a long body and short legs that people bred to follow animals into holes
is the informal label while this term highlights hunting origin and formal naming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word dachsie is a friendly nickname for dachshund, which comes from the German parts dachs 'badger' and hund 'dog'. So a dachsie is like a 'badger dog', a small long dog once bred to hunt badgers, and people use the name with love.