basset
noun/ˈbæsɪt/
/ˈbæsɪt/
(also basset hound)
- a dog with short legs, a long body and long earsTopics Animalsc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, diminutive of bas ‘low’, from medieval Latin bassus ‘short’.
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