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 dog fox weighed 19 pounds and its hide measured 5 ft.
From Fox Trapping A Book of Instruction Telling How to Trap, Snare, Poison and Shoot - A Valuable Book for Trappers by A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
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 Robert Leighton
The dog, fox, and buffalo were not heard of or seen again.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Barkham Burroughs
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