BASSET


Meaning of BASSET in English

/ ˈbæsɪt; NAmE / (also ˈbasset hound ) noun

a dog with short legs, a long body and long ears

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French , diminutive of bas low, from medieval Latin bassus short.

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