badger dog

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}]
    

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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