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daxen

daxen is the alternative 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 daxen

pluraldaxens

Questions about daxen

What is daxen the alternative form of?
Daxen is the alternative form of dachshund.

Words near daxen in the dictionary

  1. dawts
  2. Dawu
  3. Dawud
  4. Dawukou
  5. Dax
  6. daxen
  7. Daxi
  8. Daxin
  9. Daxing
  10. Daxing'anling
  11. daxophone

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