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noun
1.
material used to cover the upper portion of a shoe.
2.
discoloration, as of book leaves or prints.
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Foxing
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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noun
1.
any of several carnivores of the dog family, especially those of the genus Vulpes, smaller than wolves, having a pointed, slightly upturned muzzle, erect ears, and a long, bushy tail.
2.
the fur of this animal.
3.
a cunning or crafty person.
4.
(initial capital letter) a member of a tribe of North American Algonquian Indians, formerly in Wisconsin, later merged with the Sauk tribe.
5.
EXPAND(initial capital letter) the Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians.
verb (used with object)
9.
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.
11.
Obsolete. to intoxicate or befuddle.
verb (used without object)
12.
to act cunningly or craftily.
13.
(of book leaves, prints, etc.) to become foxed.
Origin:
before 900; 1960–65 for def. 9; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon vohs, Middle Low German vos, Old High German fuhs (German Fuchs). Compare vixen
before 900; 1960–65 for def. 9; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon vohs, Middle Low German vos, Old High German fuhs (German Fuchs). Compare vixen
Related forms
fox·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
Fox
Algonquian people, transl. Fr. renards, which itself may be a transl. of an Iroquoian term meaning "red fox people." Their name for themselves is /mekwahki:-haki/ "red earths."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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