between dog and wolf
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Neither daylight nor dark, the blind man's holiday. Generally applied to the evening dusk. In Latin, Inter canem et litpum; in French, Entre chien et hup.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “between dog and wolf” mean?
Neither daylight nor dark, the blind man's holiday. Generally applied to the evening dusk. In Latin, Inter canem et litpum; in French, Entre chien et hup.
Is “between dog and wolf” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.