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fox

UK/fɒks/ US/fɔks/ common slang us
noun (7) verb (3)

noun

1.

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

2.
3.

the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox

4.
5.

English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

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verb

1.

deceive somebody

  • “We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week”
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2.

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

  • “These questions confuse even the experts”
  • “This question completely threw me”
  • “This question befuddled even the teacher”
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3.

become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Origin

From Middle English fox, from Old English fox (“fox”), from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”), from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”), possibly from *puḱ- (“tail”).

Phrases

  • Abyssinian fox
  • Afghan fox
  • African sand fox
  • Anadyr fox
  • Andean fox
  • Arctic fox
  • Azara's fox
  • Baluchistan fox
  • Fox Chase

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