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basset

[bas-it] / ˈbæs ɪt /


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Judge Tamas Jakkel's choice for reserve dog was a petit basset griffon vendeen called Meghan, from Croatia, who earlier won the Hound group.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

It’s like telling me you beat your basset hound in tennis.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

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

They’re wild, swimming rodents the size of basset hounds with an obsession for building dams.

From New York Times Sep. 6, 2022

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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