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fox
English
Etymology
From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *pú?sos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *pu?- (“tail”).
Cognate with Scots fox (“fox”), West Frisian foks (“fox”), Fering-Öömrang North Frisian foos and Sölring and Heligoland fos, Dutch vos (“fox”), Low German vos (“fox”), German Fuchs (“fox”), Icelandic fóa (“fox”), Tocharian B päk? (“tail, chowrie”), Russian ??? (pux, “down, fluff”), Sanskrit ????? (púccha) (whence Torwali ???? (p?š, “fox”), Hindi ???? (p?ñch, “tail”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /f?ks/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f?ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Noun
fox (plural foxes or (nonstandard, dialectal) foxen)
- A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
- 15th century, The Fox, verse 1:
- The fox went out on a chase one night, / he prayed to the Moon to give him light, / for he had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o. / He had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o.
- 15th century, The Fox, verse 1:
- Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox).
- The fur of a fox.
- A fox terrier.
- The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
- A cunning person.
- (slang, figuratively) A physically attractive man or woman.
- 1993, Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, p.90:
- And Jerry was cute, you know, I liked him, but Frank was a total fox. And he was rougher than Jerry, you know, not so cultured.
- 1993, Laura Antoniou, The Marketplace, p.90:
- (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
- (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
- A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport.
- 2006, H. Ward Silver, The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
- Locating a hidden transmitter (the fox) has been a popular ham activity for many years.
- 2006, H. Ward Silver, The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual
- (cartomancy) The fourteenth Lenormand card.
- (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
Synonyms
- (a mammal related to dogs and wolves): tod
- (attractive man or woman): see also Thesaurus:beautiful woman
Hypernyms
- canid
Hyponyms
- vixen (feminine form)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Cheyenne: vóhkéso
- ? Japanese: ????? (fokkusu)
- ? Maori: p?kiha
Translations
See also
- (canids) canid; coyote, dog, fox, jackal, wolf (Category: en:Canids)
- Reynard
- kitsune
- cub
References
- Fox in the 1921 edition of Collier's Encyclopedia.
Verb
fox (third-person singular simple present foxes, present participle foxing, simple past and past participle foxed)
- (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
- (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
- This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
- (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
- (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
- The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
- (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
- (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
- (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
- I drank […] so much wine that I was almost foxed.
- (transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
Derived terms
- outfox
Translations
Anagrams
- Oxf.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vox, wox
Etymology
From Old English fox, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?ks/
- Rhymes: -?ks
Noun
fox (plural foxes or fox)
- A fox or its fur.
- A lier or schemer.
Descendants
- English: fox
- Scots: fox
- Yola: vox
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz. Cognate with Old Frisian *foks, Old Saxon fohs, Old Dutch fus, Old High German fuhs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foks/
Noun
fox m
- fox
Declension
Derived terms
- foxhol
Descendants
- Middle English: fox, vox, wox
- English: fox
- Scots: fox
- Yola: vox
Old French
Alternative forms
- fols, fous
Adjective
fox
- nominative and oblique masculine singular of fol
Romanian
Etymology
From French fox.
Noun
fox m (plural foc?i)
- fox terrier
Declension
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foy
English
Etymology
From Middle French foy.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
foy (countable and uncountable, plural foys)
- (obsolete, rare) Faith, allegiance.
- (obsolete) A feast given by one about to leave a place.
- 1661 November 25, Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1661, 2006, Echo Library, page 124,
- To Westminster Hall in the morning with Captain Lambert, and there he did at the Dog give me and some other friends of his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day towards the Streights.
- 1661 November 25, Samuel Pepys, The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1661, 2006, Echo Library, page 124,
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French foi.
Noun
foy f (plural foys)
- faith
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
- Saigneur Dieu oste moy de ce torment, auquel ces traitres chiens me detiennent, pour la maintenance de ta foy.
- Lord God remove me from this torment in which these traiterous dogs are holding, to help me keep your faith.
- Saigneur Dieu oste moy de ce torment, auquel ces traitres chiens me detiennent, pour la maintenance de ta foy.
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
Descendants
- French: foi
Portuguese
Verb
foy
- Obsolete spelling of foi
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