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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

She has a new Burmese kitten, Dino, and a basset hound puppy, Poppy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2024

But a petit basset griffon Vendéen took best in show for the first time last year, as did a bloodhound in 2022.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024

"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

Some days he saw mystery everywhere, in earthworms and holly trees and basset hounds, and the inexplicability of even the simplest life so angered and stupefied him that he almost resented any balancing elucidation.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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