Definition of fox

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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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Leash :: Leash (n.) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general..
Dragonet :: Dragonet (n.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra); -- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie..
Aim :: Aim (v. i.) To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target..
Renard :: Renard (n.) A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in poetry..
Trap :: Trap (n.) A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes..
Foxish :: Foxish (a.) Foxlike.
Foxed :: Foxed (a.) Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings..
Vulpinism :: Vulpinism (n.) The quality of being cunning like the fox; craft; artfulness.
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
Foxy :: Foxy (a.) Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape..
Swingletree :: Swingletail (n.) The thrasher, or fox shark. See Thrasher..
Outagamies :: Outagamies (n. pl.) See lst Fox, 7..
Digitain :: Digitain (n.) Any one of several extracts of foxglove (Digitalis), as the French extract, the German extract, etc., which differ among themselves in composition and properties..
Lemur :: Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo..
Foxiness :: Foxiness (n.) A coarse and sour taste in grapes.
Bitch :: Bitch (n.) The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and fox..
Water Fox :: Water fox () The carp; -- so called on account of its cunning.
Rutterkin :: Rutterkin (n.) An old crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of contempt.
Foxiness :: Foxiness (n.) The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay; deterioration..
Foxtail :: Foxtail (n.) The tail or brush of a fox.
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