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Noun: sausage dog
Usage: Brit, informal
  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
    "The sausage dog's unique body shape earned it the nickname 'wiener dog'";
    - dachshund, dachsie [informal], badger dog

Derived forms: sausage dogs

Type of: hunting dog

Encyclopedia: Sausage dog