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: any of an old breed of short-legged hunting dogs of French origin having very long ears and a short smooth coat
called also basset
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The only breeds that need to be cleaned weekly are those with floppier ears that are more prone to getting ear infections, like cocker spaniels or basset hounds.
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
Examples of this include Labrador retrievers, Shetland sheepdogs, pugs and basset hounds.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Attendees included Charlie, Coco and their two basset hounds.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
These include basset hounds; beagles; bulldogs; cavalier king Charles spaniels; collies; golden retrievers; Labrador retrievers; papillons; and pugs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
Examples of this include Labrador retrievers, Shetland sheepdogs, pugs and basset hounds.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Attendees included Charlie, Coco and their two basset hounds.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
These include basset hounds; beagles; bulldogs; cavalier king Charles spaniels; collies; golden retrievers; Labrador retrievers; papillons; and pugs.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Basset hound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basset%20hound. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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basset hound
noun
bas·set hound
ˈbas-ət- 
: any of an old French breed of short-legged long-eared hunting dogs
called also basset
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