From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbassetbas‧set /ˈbæsɪt/ (also basset hound) noun [countable] 
HBADHPa dog with short legs and long ears, used for hunting
HBADHPa dog with short legs and long ears, used for huntingExamples from the Corpus
basset• When he started boxing with both paws it was too much even for the basset.• To the bassets, Buster's arrival was rather like the intrusion of an irreverent outsider into an exclusive London club.Origin basset (1600-1700) French bas “low”; because of its short legs 