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1.
foxlīche
adv.
1 quotation in 1 sense
Sense / Definition
Craftily.
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2.
foxish
adj.
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Like a fox, crafty, cunning; (b)
med.
foxish lepra
, a type of leprosy characterized by falling hair.
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3.
foxerīe
n.
1 quotation in 1 sense
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Wiliness, trickery, deceit.
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4.
fox
n.
80 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) The common European fox; (b)
an erthe (skulk) of foxes
, several foxes together; (c) cpds. & combs.:
fox(es) fel (skin), fox grece, fox tail, fox whelp, Russell the fox, the fox Renard, the fals
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5.
fixen
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A female (fox), she-fox;
fixen of the fox
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