Dachshund

Definition of dachshund:

part of speech: noun

The German badger- dog, a hound with a long body and short, crooked legs.

Usage examples for dachshund:

• As she turned into Market Street one February morning of the New Year in the New Century, leading her dachshund she was revolving a deep problem in her head. "In the Heart of a Fool", William Allen White.

• Suddenly we came upon a yard of Dachshund wandering lizard- like across the road, accompanied by a pert Spitz. "The Princess Passes", Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson.

• For a week Mrs. Innes looked on, apparently indifferent, rather apparently not observing; and an Assistant Secretary in the Home Department began to fancy that his patience in teaching the three dachshund puppies tricks was really appreciated. "The Pool in the Desert", Sara Jeanette Duncan.