Basset

Bas´set    (băs´sĕt or băs`sĕt´)

n.	1.	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.
a.	1.	(Geol.) Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata.
n.	1.	(Geol.) The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
v. i.	1.	(Geol.) To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop out; as, a vein of coal bassets. [imp. & p. p. Basseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Basseting.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	basset - smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears basset hound hound, hound dog - any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
Verb	1.	basset - appear at the surface; "A seam of coal bassets" crop out appear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"