badger dog

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badger dog - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dachshund \Dachs"hund`\ (d[aum]ks"h[udd]nt`), n. [G., from dachs
     badger + hund dog.] (Zool.)
     One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and
     long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds,
     the rough-haired and the smooth-haired.
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  Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
     reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.]
     1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an
        allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick
        legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species (Meles  meles
         or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits
        the north of Europe and Asia; another species (Taxidea  taxus
         or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica)
        inhabits the northern parts of North America. See
        Teledu.
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     2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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     Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund.
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badger dog - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  badger dog
      n 1: 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, dachsie,
           badger dog]