dachshund
noun/ˈdæksnd/
/ˈdɑːkshʊnd/
(also British English, informal sausage dog)
- a small dog with a long body, long ears and very short legsTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘badger dog’ (the breed being originally used to dig badgers out of their setts).
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