Crook——(1) the inward turn of the forelegs on short-legged breeds as in the Basset Hound. (1)前腿向内弯曲,通常发生在一些短腿的犬种如巴塞特猎犬。
Leverette and photographer Dick Parrot managed to choreograph a moment's stillness by Emma Jean the basset hound, Oscar the Yorkshire terrier, Doogie the poodle and Clementine the English bulldog for the Kivlighan family. 莱弗里特和摄影师迪克·罗好不容易让奇维利家的四只小狗:矮脚猎犬挨玛·、克郡犬奥斯卡、子狗杜奇和英国牛头犬克莱芒蒂娜安静了片刻,按照预先设计好的动作和圣诞老人一起拍了一组照片。
basset
[ noun ]
smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t or b[a^]s*s[e^]t"), n. [F. bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. {Basso}.] A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have been invented at Venice.
Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. --Rowe.
Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t), a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. --Lyell.
Basset \Bas"set\, n. (Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Basseted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Basseting}.] (Geol.) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets.
After three hours of lectures, the group has its first opportunity to practice by forming a circle around a large basset hound named Wally.
These days, it's very trendy to play the latter on a modern version of the 18th-century basset clarinet, whose range extends four semitones lower than the standard instrument.