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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DACHSHUND

Dachs "hund `, n. Etym: [G., from dachs badger + hund dog. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dachshund

dachs hund |ˈdäksənd, ˈdäksˌho͝ont ˈdɑksˌhʊnd | noun a dog of a short-legged, long-bodied breed. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, literally badger dog (the breed being originally used to dig badgers out of their setts ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

dachshund

dachshund |ˈdakshʊnd, -s (ə )nd | noun a dog of a very short-legged, long-bodied breed. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from German, literally badger dog (the breed being originally used to dig badgers out of their setts ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Dachshund

Dachs hund Substantiv, maskulin , der |D a chshund |Dackel

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dachshund

dachs hund /dɑ́ːkshʊ̀nd, -hʊ̀nt |dǽks (ə )nd /〖<ドイツ 名詞 C 〘動 〙ダックスフント (⦅英 くだけて ⦆sausage dog ) 〘胴長短脚の犬; ドイツ原産 〙.