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dog fox

American  

noun

  1. a male fox.


Etymology

Origin of dog fox

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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Johnny had never seen an old dog fox with a fat pullet in his mouth, but he recognized the expression when he saw it.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

It looked to Johnny as if the dog fox had eaten a couple of fat pullets, and had a third in his mouth.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Gamekeepers are often very positive that a cross can be obtained between a dog fox and a terrier bitch; but cases in which this connection is alleged must be accepted with extreme caution.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert

In the course of one month his wounds were healed, and he had two other classical fights, one with a cat and the other with a dog fox.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert

Yet he would not harm a fox, for on another occasion, when I was out walking, accompanied by this hound and a fox-terrier, the latter bolted a large dog fox out of a drain.

From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur

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