Meaning of Basset | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
   countable, uncountable
2. A surname from French.
3. A basset hound.
   countable, uncountable
4. A card game resembling faro.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget / Your piquet parties, and your dear basset.”

“We are to go and see Pope's new grotto, opened for the first time; then try Hampton Court, and see if Mrs. Howard will stake a little princely gold on a pool of basset.”

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