dachshund

[ dahks-hoo nt, -hoo nd, -uh nd, daks-, dash- ]

/ ˈdɑksˌhʊnt, -ˌhʊnd, -ənd, ˈdæks-, ˈdæʃ- /

one of a German breed of dogs having short legs, a long body and ears, and a usually tan or black-and-tan coat.

Origin of dachshund

1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog

dacarbazine, dacca, dace, dacha, dachau, dachshund, daché, dacia, dacite, dack, dacker

A listener from Thousand Oaks put me in touch with the Dachshund rescue center where I adopted Lisa-Marie.

Here's How Kevin James Would Make Los Angeles Better for Animals |Justin Green |February 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
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
He sat with the dachshund on his knees, alternately pulling out and folding its long ears.

Lady Connie |Mrs. Humphry Ward
That afternoon Mrs. Dachshund, carried away by enthusiasm, bought a platinum wrist-watch.

Where the Blue Begins |Christopher Morley

The Dachshund was playing tag with a Chinese Pug, and he fell through the trap-door.

Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 |Various
He was a beautiful big youth and the machine was one of those low, classy, dachshund effects in mauve.

Jane Journeys On |Ruth Comfort Mitchell

dachshund

/ (ˈdæksˌhʊnd, German ˈdakshʊnt) /

a long-bodied short-legged breed of dog

C19: from German, from Dachs badger + Hund dog, hound 1