wolf dog

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf dawg, dog]
- /wʊlf dɔg, dɒg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [woo lf dawg, dog]
- /wʊlf dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of wolf dog words

noun wolf dog any dog used in hunting wolves. 1
noun wolf dog a cross between a wolf and a domestic dog. 1
noun wolf dog an Eskimo dog. 1
noun wolf dog Irish wolfhound 0
noun wolf dog a hybrid of a wolf and a dog 0
noun wolf dog a dog trained to hunt wolves. 0

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Origin of wolf dog

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wolf dog

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wolf dog

wolf dog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wolf dog usage trend in Literature

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