dog foxn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡ fɒks/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡ ˌfɑks/,

/ˈdɑɡ ˌfɑks/

Forms: see dog n.¹ and fox n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, fox n.

Etymology: < dog n.¹ + fox n. With sense 1 compare dog n.¹ 2.

a. A male fox (the red fox, Vulpes vulpes). Cf. dog n.¹ 2, Compounds 2b.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes vulpes (fox) > male

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c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 37 (MED) Whan þe fixen by assaut goth in hure loue and she secheþ the dogge fox, she cryeth wiþ an hos vois as an wood hounde.

1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxvi. 183 The female of a Foxe is called a Bitche, and he himselfe a Doggefoxe.

a1659 F. Osborne Misc. in Wks. (1673) 613 A Dog-Fox and an Ordinary Bitch will generate.

1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation iii. x. 88/1 When a Bitch-Fox goeth a Clicketing, seeking for a Dog-Fox, she crieth with a hollow Voice, not much unlike the howling of a Mad-Dog.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. xxvi. 115 Till sung his midnight hymn the owl, Answer'd the dog-fox with his howl.

1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 148 A great dog-fox as red as the fir-stems through which he glides.

1941 I. S. Cobb Exit Laughing xxxvii. 463 There might have been a dog fox barking up on the ridge or a young mink gliding along shore.

2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan xi. 73 A grey-muzzled old dog fox, lithe and wick as a dusty russet flame.

†b. depreciative. In extended use, applied to a man. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person

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1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. iv. 10 That same dogge-foxe Vlisses.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. x. vii. 55 He then immediately run up and laid hold of Jones, crying, ‘We have got the Dog Fox, I warrant the Bitch is not far off.’

1824 R. E. Landor Count Arezzi iv. iv. 132 What! treachery, ha!—this dog-fox scents us grossly!

1843 R. Browning Return of Druses in Bells & Pomegranates No. IV i Ha, wouldst thou, dog-fox?

†2. A small doglike fox such as the corsac, Vulpes corsac, of eastern Eurasia. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > other types of

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1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Dog-fox... 2. A name given to certain small burrowing animals of the dog family (Canidæ), allied to the corsak.

1890 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Dog-fox... (b) The Arctic or blue fox.

1890 P. Wood Nuttall's Standard Dict. (new ed.) Dog-fox, a small animal of the dog family, in the warm parts of Asia and Africa, with a muzzle like a greyhound's and a tail like a fox's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dog fox
释义	dog foxn. Brit. /ˈdɒɡ fɒks/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡ ˌfɑks/, /ˈdɑɡ ˌfɑks/ Forms: see dog n.¹ and fox n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, fox n. Etymology: < dog n.¹ + fox n. With sense 1 compare dog n.¹ 2. 1. a. A male fox (the red fox, Vulpes vulpes). Cf. dog n.¹ 2, Compounds 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > vulpes vulpes (fox) > male dog foxc1425 c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 37 (MED) Whan þe fixen by assaut goth in hure loue and she secheþ the dogge fox, she cryeth wiþ an hos vois as an wood hounde. 1575 G. Gascoigne Noble Arte Venerie lxvi. 183 The female of a Foxe is called a Bitche, and he himselfe a Doggefoxe. a1659 F. Osborne Misc. in Wks. (1673) 613 A Dog-Fox and an Ordinary Bitch will generate. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation iii. x. 88/1 When a Bitch-Fox goeth a Clicketing, seeking for a Dog-Fox, she crieth with a hollow Voice, not much unlike the howling of a Mad-Dog. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iii. xxvi. 115 Till sung his midnight hymn the owl, Answer'd the dog-fox with his howl. 1859 C. Kingsley Misc. (1860) I. 148 A great dog-fox as red as the fir-stems through which he glides. 1941 I. S. Cobb Exit Laughing xxxvii. 463 There might have been a dog fox barking up on the ridge or a young mink gliding along shore. 2004 J. Denby Billie Morgan xi. 73 A grey-muzzled old dog fox, lithe and wick as a dusty russet flame. †b. depreciative. In extended use, applied to a man. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > cunning person foxc1000 yepea1250 slies1297 wily-man1393 wilyc1400 sneck-drawer1402 piea1425 wily-piec1450 artificera1500 tod?a1513 Sim Subtlea1529 serpentinea1533 prata1542 wily beguile1550 wily-wat?1550 elfa1556 dog fox1609 saccularian1652 sly-cap1681 sly-boots1699 craftsmaster1717 scunge1824 sleeveen1834 chickaleary1869 sneck-draw1886 rusée1889 slypuss1942 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. iv. 10 That same dogge-foxe Vlisses. View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones IV. x. vii. 55 He then immediately run up and laid hold of Jones, crying, ‘We have got the Dog Fox, I warrant the Bitch is not far off.’ View more context for this quotation 1824 R. E. Landor Count Arezzi iv. iv. 132 What! treachery, ha!—this dog-fox scents us grossly! 1843 R. Browning Return of Druses in Bells & Pomegranates No. IV i Ha, wouldst thou, dog-fox? †2. A small doglike fox such as the corsac, Vulpes corsac, of eastern Eurasia. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > [noun] > genus Vulpes > other types of karagan1800 Magellanic fox1837 dog fox1882 platinum1948 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Dog-fox... 2. A name given to certain small burrowing animals of the dog family (Canidæ), allied to the corsak. 1890 Webster's Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Dog-fox... (b) The Arctic or blue fox. 1890 P. Wood Nuttall's Standard Dict. (new ed.) Dog-fox, a small animal of the dog family, in the warm parts of Asia and Africa, with a muzzle like a greyhound's and a tail like a fox's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1425
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