dog fox
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dog fox
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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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
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
The dull air woke us from a trance As sixty hounds joined chorus, And away we went, with a stout dog fox Not a furlong's length before us.
From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft
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
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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