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black fox

noun

  1. a red fox in a color phase in which its fur is mostly black.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of black fox1

An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605

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Example Sentences

A cloud passes off the moon, and a faint ray reveals, it may be, a beautiful black fox caught in the snare.

Black fox is worth money, fifteen, twenty roubles; ermine is worth money; lots of them in the woods.

They did fairly well, but were not fortunate in securing any skins of the black fox and but few of the sable.

Upon one of their shooting expeditions Godfrey had the good luck to shoot a very fine black fox.

In most parts where the Spanish language is spoken, it is known as the “zorro negro,” or black fox.

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