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basset

[bas-it] / ˈbæs ɪt /


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He once described himself as “a basset hound with a 25-watt personality.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

"Then when Freda died my father himself bought another basset hound, the second Freda, and that was how it all started."

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

It could be the day for the petit basset griffon Vendéen named for Buddy Holly.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

Her “Things That Happen Again,” from 1986, presents two identical cones, each about the size of a basset hound, immaculately machined out of solid copper.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

“This is Daisy,” she said, handing Armpit a basset hound with long, floppy ears.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar




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