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A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
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) A physically attractive man or woman.
(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.
(obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.

(transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
(transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
(intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
(intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
(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.
(transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

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.
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
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.
It wasn't just that Jayne was a fox – although, fuck, was she ever a fox. That arse, those tits, those lips. They could have a really good time together.
Thou diest on point of fox.
This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
The pages of the book show distinct foxing.
I drank [...] so much wine that I was almost foxed.

Partisiipin perfekti	foxed
Imperfekti	foxed
Partisiipin preesens	foxing
Monikko	foxes
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	foxes

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