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dachshound

dachshound is the archaic form of dachshund.

Meaning of dachshund

Noun

dachshund (plural dachshunds or (obsolete or used by German-speakers) dachshunde)

  1. A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
    • Say what you will of dachshunds, their peculiar shape makes them the easiest breed of dog to trip over in existence.1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC

Forms of dachshound

pluraldachshounds

Questions about dachshound

What is dachshound the archaic form of?
Dachshound is the archaic form of dachshund.

Words near dachshound in the dictionary

  1. Dacheng
  2. dachi
  3. dachiardite
  4. dachiardites
  5. dachs
  6. dachshound
  7. dachshounds
  8. dachshund
  9. dachshunde
  10. dachshundes
  11. dachshunds

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