german badger-dog

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  • 13Dachs — may refer to the following: In German it refers to the European Badger (Meles meles) or badgers (Melinae) in general. The Dachshund, which literally means badger dog , has this German name origin. People Shloime Dachs, American Hebrew language… …

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  • 14dachsie — noun small long bodied short legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows • Syn: ↑dachshund, ↑badger dog • Hypernyms: ↑hunting dog • Hyponyms: ↑sausage dog, ↑sausage houn …

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  • 15dachshund — [19] Dachshund means literally ‘badger dog’ in German. It was originally bred in Germany for badger hunting, its long thin body enabling it to burrow into the animals’ setts. The first known reference to it in English (in the anglicized form… …

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  • 16dachshund — [19] Dachshund means literally ‘badger dog’ in German. It was originally bred in Germany for badger hunting, its long thin body enabling it to burrow into the animals’ setts. The first known reference to it in English (in the anglicized form… …

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  • 17dachshund — dachs|hund [ˈdæksənd, sund] n [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: badger dog (because it was used to hunt badgers)] a type of small dog with short legs and a long body …

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