dachshund
noun /ˈdæksnd/
  /ˈdɑːkshʊnd/
 (also British English, informal sausage dog)
- a small dog with a long body, long ears and very short legsTopics Animalsc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German, literally ‘badger dog’ (the breed being originally used to dig badgers out of their setts).