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one of a German breed of dogs having short legs, a long body and ears, and a usually tan or black-and-tan coat.
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1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog
1840–50; < German, equivalent to Dachs badger + Hund dog
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dachshund
1881, from Ger. Dachshund, from Dachs, from common I.E. word for "badger" (cf. L. taxus, taxo) + Hund "dog." Probably so called because the dogs were used in badger hunts, their long, thin bodies bred to burrow into setts.
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