any of several carnivores of the dog family, esp. those of the genus Vulpes, smaller than wolves, having a pointed, slightly upturned muzzle, erect ears, and a long, bushy tail.
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the fur of this animal.
3.
a cunning or crafty person.
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(initial capital letter) a member of a tribe of North American Algonquian Indians, formerly in Wisconsin, later merged with the Sauk tribe.
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(initial capital letter) the Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians.
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Bible. a scavenger, perhaps the jackal. Psalms 63:10; Lam. 5:18.
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a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter F: replaced by Foxtrot.
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Slang. an attractive young woman or young man.
–verb (used with object)
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to deceive or trick.
10.
to repair or make (a shoe) with leather or other material applied so as to cover or form part of the upper front.
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Obsolete. to intoxicate or befuddle.
–verb (used without object)
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to act cunningly or craftily.
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(of book leaves, prints, etc.) to become foxed.
[Origin: bef. 900; 1960–65 for def. 9; ME, OE; c. OS vohs, MLG vos, OHG fuhs (G Fuchs). Cf. vixen]
Any of various carnivorous mammals of the genus Vulpes and related genera, related to the dogs and wolves and characteristically having upright ears, a pointed snout, and a long bushy tail.
The fur of one of these mammals.
A crafty, sly, or clever person.
Slang A sexually attractive person.
Nautical Small cordage made by twisting together two or more strands of tarred yarn.
A Native American people formerly inhabiting various parts of southern Michigan, southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with present-day populations in central Iowa and with the Sauk in Oklahoma.
A member of this people.
The Algonquian language of the Fox.
[Translation of French Renards, foxes, perhaps translation of Fox wa·koše·haki, foxes (applied as a name to a clan with the totem of a fox).]
Fox, Vicente Born 1942.
Mexican businessman and politician who served as president (2000-2006), ending 71 years of uninterrupted rule by Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Fox, William Originally Wilhelm Fried. 1879-1952.
Hungarian-born American motion-picture executive who founded his own film company (1915) and merged with 20th Century Pictures to form 20th Century Fox (1935). His company led in the development of sound movies.
O.E. fox, from W.Gmc. *fukhs (cf. O.H.G. fuhs, O.N. foa, Goth. fauho), from P.Gmc. base *fuh-, corresponding to PIE *puk- "tail" (cf. Skt. puccha- "tail"). The bushy tail is also the source of words for "fox" in Welsh (llwynog, from llwyn "bush"); Sp. (raposa, from rabo "tail"); Lith. (uodegis "fox," from uodega "tail"). Metaphoric extension to "clever person" is pre-1250. The verb is from 1567. Meaning "sexually attractive woman" is from 1940s; but foxy in this sense is recorded from 1895. Foxed in booksellers' catalogues means "stained with fox-colored marks." Fox-trot (dance) 1915, on notion of a fox's short steps. Foxhole is from O.E. foxhol in the literal sense; the meaning "a soldier's protective hole" is from 1919. Foxglove is O.E. foxes glofa, but the connection is obscure.
English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
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English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
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a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
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the Algonquian language of the Fox
verb
1.
deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam]
2.
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: confuse]
3.
become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
Fox Island, WA (CDP, FIPS 25370) Location: 47.25180 N, 122.62784 W Population (1990): 2017 (858 housing units) Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98333
Fox Lake, IL (village, FIPS 27442) Location: 42.41813 N, 88.18334 W Population (1990): 7478 (3801 housing units) Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60020
Fox Lake, WI (city, FIPS 27000) Location: 43.56338 N, 88.91261 W Population (1990): 1269 (549 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53933
Fox Chapel, PA (borough, FIPS 27120) Location: 40.52543 N, 79.88963 W Population (1990): 5319 (1887 housing units) Area: 20.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fox Run, PA (CDP, FIPS 27207) Location: 40.70230 N, 80.08302 W Population (1990): 2384 (768 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fox River, AK (CDP, FIPS 26910) Location: 59.85832 N, 150.95823 W Population (1990): 382 (103 housing units) Area: 222.4 sq km (land), 11.9 sq km (water)
Fox Point, WI (village, FIPS 27075) Location: 43.15845 N, 87.90171 W Population (1990): 7238 (2948 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fox Chase, KY (city, FIPS 28785) Location: 38.04572 N, 85.68973 W Population (1990): 528 (165 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fox River Grove, IL (village, FIPS 27533) Location: 42.19700 N, 88.21896 W Population (1990): 3551 (1331 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60021
Fox Lake Hills, IL (CDP, FIPS 27455) Location: 42.40712 N, 88.12350 W Population (1990): 2681 (908 housing units) Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Fox River Valley Gardens, IL (village, FIPS 27572) Location: 42.24437 N, 88.19492 W Population (1990): 665 (259 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Fox, AR Zip code(s): 72051
Fox, OR Zip code(s): 97831
Fox, AK (CDP, FIPS 26870) Location: 64.96074 N, 147.62126 W Population (1990): 275 (154 housing units) Area: 45.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Fox Farm-College, WY (CDP, FIPS 29300) Location: 41.11009 N, 104.78743 W Population (1990): 2965 (1281 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Drag"on*et\, n. 1. A little dragon. --Spenser. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra); -- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie.
Fox\, n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h?, Icel. f?a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. Vixen.]1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species. Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The European dragonet. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark. 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. 7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also Outagamies. Fox and geese. (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. Fox bat (Zo["o]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat. Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. Fox brush (Zo["o]l.), the tail of a fox. Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord, Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape (Vitis vulpina) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the Catawba. Fox hunter. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase. Fox shark (Zo["o]l.), the thrasher shark. See Thrasher shark, under Thrasher. Fox sleep, pretended sleep. Fox sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a large American sparrow (Passerella iliaca); -- so called on account of its reddish color. Fox squirrel (Zo["o]l.), a large North American squirrel (Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is more common. Fox terrier (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk. Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging. Fox wolf (Zo["o]l.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox.
Fox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Foxing.] [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed. --Pepys. 2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. 3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
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