Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dog-fox

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: dog--fox
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus, and especially the blue fox subspecies.

noun

Any species of the genus Vulpes.

Example Sentences

"Till sung his midnight hymn the owl, / Answer'd the dog-fox with his howl, / Then waked the King—at his request, / Lord Ronald stretch'd himself to rest."
"Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox / Gone to ground"

Etymology

From Middle English dogge fox. By surface analysis, dog + fox.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dogge fox

Inflected Forms

dog-foxes (plural) dogfox (alternative) dog fox (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

vixen

Synonyms

tod

Questions

What does dog-fox mean?: A male fox.
Where does dog-fox come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce dog-fox

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