Definition of fox

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Fox (n.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats..

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Foxy :: Foxy (a.) Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling.
Fennec :: Fennec (n.) A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears..
Foxed :: Foxed (imp. & p. p.) of Fo.
Say :: Say (v. t.) To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles..
Tantivy :: Tantivy (adv.) Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to ride tantivy..
Dragonet :: Dragonet (n.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra); -- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie..
Digitalis :: Digitalis (n.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc..
Hartford :: Hartford (n.) The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large dark-colored berries ripen earlier than those of most other kinds..
Vulpinism :: Vulpinism (n.) The quality of being cunning like the fox; craft; artfulness.
Bush :: Bush (n.) The tail, or brush, of a fox..
Wurbagool :: Wurbagool (n.) A fruit bat (Pteropus medius) native of India. It is similar to the flying fox, but smaller..
Foxfish :: Foxfish (n.) The fox shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark..
Brant-fox :: Brant-fox (n.) A kind of fox found in Sweden (Vulpes alopex), smaller than the common fox (V. vulgaris), but probably a variety of it..
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft dense head of flowers, mostly the species of Alopecurus and Setaria..
Foxiness :: Foxiness (n.) The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay; deterioration..
Fox :: Fox (n.) A sly, cunning fellow..
Tod :: Tod (n.) A fox; -- probably so named from its bushy tail.
Take :: Take (v. i.) To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox, being hard pressed, took to the hedge..
Trap :: Trap (v. t.) To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes..
Fox :: Fox (n.) A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox..
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