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dachshundSmall dog of German origin, bred originally for digging out badgers. It has a long body and short legs. Several varieties are bred: standard size (up to 10 kg/22 lb), miniature (5 kg/11 lb or less), long-haired, smooth-haired, and wire-haired. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| on November 19 when both a collie and a pit bull jumped a homeowner's fence and attacked several dachshunds in the yard. In the anti-German backlash during World War I, sauerkraut became "liberty cabbage"; dachshunds were known as "liberty pups"; and some Americans changed their German-sounding names. A librarian shows the child how an index works, how to find books on dachshunds if the catalog shows none under his misspelled "dox-hounds. |
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