Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Basset hound \Bas"set hound`\ [F. basset.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used
   as an earth dog.

Source : WordNet®

basset hound
     n : smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
         [syn: {basset}]