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foeship

English

Etymology

From Middle English foschip, equivalent to foe +? -ship.

Noun

foeship (uncountable)

  1. Condition of possessing any enemies.
    • 1914, George Laurence Gomme, London, CHAPTER VI, The Institution Of The City, page 155:
      Foeship was still the note, not friendship, and in order to gain the key not only to the origin of gilds, but to their operations and their development, this must be kept in mind.
  2. enmity

Antonyms

  • friendship

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foxship

English

Etymology

From fox +? -ship.

Noun

foxship (uncountable)

  1. The character or qualities of a fox; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
    • 1605-08, Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 4, Scene 2
      Hadst thou foxship to banish him that struck more blows for Rome than thou hast spoken words.
  2. (Used as a mock title) The fox.
    • 1880, The Californian
      The dingo, however, does not possess the cunning of his foxship; and, unlike the latter, he "gives himself away" by heralding his coming by a peculiar howl, the authorship of which it is impossible to mistake.
    • 1904, Field and Stream
      I caught a fleeting far-away glimpse of the quarry as he loped across an open field just before re-entering the big swamp-I thought a few things that were anything but complimentary to his foxship, and throwing myself on the ground, []

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