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Webster 1913 Edition

Dachshund

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Dachs′hundˊ

(däks′hṳntˊ)

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Noun.

[G., from

dachs

badger +

hund

dog.]

(Zool.)

One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; – called also

badger dog

. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired.