basset

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Sometimes a PhD has something to learn from a basset hound. And the human race has just as good a handle on it as any AI ever will.

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smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

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noun

smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

verb

appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for basset.

noun

smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears

verb

appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets"

Example sentences

Sometimes a PhD has something to learn from a basset hound. And the human race has just as good a handle on it as any AI ever will.

I have a basset hound and despite his supposedly excellent sense of smell he still enjoys "chocolate" snacks on a regular basis. He's an adult dog and getting Kirkland food.

You click on an article about MH370 or the Paris attacks or something, and the fourth paragraph is "Jean-Denis lives in a quiet suburb of Orlean with his two children and their dog, a basset hound golden retriever mix named Harmonie." Good god!

Right now -- this very second -- one can find videos of labradors mauling people, basset hounds mauling people, schnauzers , scottish terriers, again, the list goes on forever. The difference? The public hasn't been shown countless scare-pieces on basset hounds & schnauzers, so it's not a topic of interest in the public mind.

All the puritan whining about dogs assumes its a standard issue frat boy bringing in his basset hound, but the puritanism melts away like ice from a blowtorch when its the blind lady instead of some frat boy antics. All the stories about poop everywhere and people getting bitten and fighting amongst the rabble remind me of when my kids were toddlers.