sausage dog
noun
British, informal
: a small type of dog that has a long body, very short legs, and long ears : a dachshund
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Ed is accompanied by a wiener dog — or sausage dog, as the Brits say — who immediately bolts in our direction, wagging its little tail and howling as the band showers it with pets.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Germany’s agriculture ministry denied that the new draft bill would amount to a ban on particular breeds, including the sausage dog.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Germany’s agriculture ministry denied that the new draft bill would amount to a ban on particular breeds, including the sausage dog.
—Frederik Pleitgen, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Sausage dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sausage%20dog. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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