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   [foks] noun, plural fox·es, (especially collectively) fox, verb
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.
(initial capital letter) the Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians.
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6.
Bible. a scavenger, perhaps the jackal. Psalms 63:10; Lam. 5:18.
7.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter F: replaced by Foxtrot.
8.
Slang. an attractive young woman or young man.
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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.

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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

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fox·like, adjective
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fox (fɒks)
 
—n , pl foxes, fox
1.  any canine mammal of the genus Vulpes and related genera. They are mostly predators that do not hunt in packs and typically have large pointed ears, a pointed muzzle, and a bushy tailRelated: vulpine
2.  the fur of any of these animals, usually reddish-brown or grey in colour
3.  a person who is cunning and sly
4.  slang chiefly (US) a sexually attractive woman
5.  Bible
 a.  a jackal
 b.  an image of a false prophet
6.  nautical small stuff made from yarns twisted together and then tarred
 
—vb
7.  (tr) to perplex or confound: to fox a person with a problem
8.  to cause (paper, wood, etc) to become discoloured with spots, or (of paper, etc) to become discoloured, as through mildew
9.  (tr) to trick; deceive
10.  (intr) to act deceitfully or craftily
11.  informal (Austral) (tr) to pursue stealthily; tail
12.  informal (Austral) (tr) to chase and retrieve (a ball)
13.  obsolete (tr) to befuddle with alcoholic drink
 
Related: vulpine
 
[Old English; related to Old High German fuhs, Old Norse fōa fox, Sanskrit puccha tail; see vixen]
 
'foxlike
 
—adj

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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."
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fox definition


  1. n.
    an attractive girlor young woman. : Man, who was that fox I saw you with?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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