'Basset hound' definitions:

Definition of 'basset hound'

(from WordNet)
noun
Smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears [syn: basset, basset hound]

Definition of 'Basset hound'

From: GCIDE
  • Basset hound \Bas"set hound`\ [F. basset.] (Zool.) A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used as an earth dog. [1913 Webster]