dog fox

American  

noun

1. a male fox.

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Etymology

Origin of dog fox

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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

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 Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)

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

The dog, fox, and buffalo were not heard of or seen again.

From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham