| slovo | definícia |
fox
(mass) | fox
- lišiak, líška, oklamať, podviesť |
fox
(encz) | fox,lišák n: Zdeněk Brož |
fox
(encz) | fox,liščí Zdeněk Brož |
fox
(encz) | fox,liška n: |
fox
(encz) | fox,oklamat v: Zdeněk Brož |
fox
(encz) | fox,ošálit v: Zdeněk Brož |
fox
(encz) | fox,přelstít Zdeněk Brož |
Fox
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
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Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
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Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
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4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
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5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
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6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
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Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
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7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
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Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
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Fox
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foxed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foxing.] [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]
1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
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I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.
--Pepys.
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2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
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3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper
leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
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Fox
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\, v. i.
To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in
fermenting.
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fox
(gcide) | Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.
1. A little dragon. --Spenser.
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2. (Zool.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra);
-- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie.
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fox
(wn) | fox
n 1: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a
bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
2: a shifty deceptive person [syn: dodger, fox, slyboots]
3: the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
4: English statesman who supported American independence and the
French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: Fox, {Charles James
Fox}]
5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends
(1624-1691) [syn: Fox, George Fox]
6: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake
Michigan along the Fox River
7: the Algonquian language of the Fox
v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking
that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: flim-flam,
play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox,
pull a fast one on, play a trick on]
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" [syn: confuse, throw, fox, befuddle,
fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate]
3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots |
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common foxglove
(encz) | common foxglove, n: |
crab-eating fox
(encz) | crab-eating fox, n: |
crazy like a fox
(encz) | crazy like a fox,jednat jako hlupák Zdeněk Brož |
eastern fox squirrel
(encz) | eastern fox squirrel, n: |
english foxhound
(encz) | English foxhound, |
false foxglove
(encz) | false foxglove, n: |
firefox
(encz) | firefox,panda červená n: [hovor.] tento termín je díky propagátorům
stejnojmenného browseru NESPRÁVNĚ používán pro red panda, lesser panda -
Ailurus fulgens; fire fox neznamená nic víc, než ohnivá liška kavol |
flying fox
(encz) | flying fox,kaloň n: [zoo.] Petr Prášek |
fox and hounds
(encz) | fox and hounds,hra na honěnou MiCh |
fox grape
(encz) | fox grape, n: |
fox hole
(encz) | fox hole, n: |
fox hunter
(encz) | fox hunter, n: |
fox hunting
(encz) | fox hunting, n: |
fox shark
(encz) | fox shark, n: |
fox squirrel
(encz) | fox squirrel, n: |
fox terrier
(encz) | fox terrier,foxteriér n: Zdeněk Brož |
fox trot
(encz) | fox trot, |
fox-hunting
(encz) | fox-hunting,hon na lišku Zdeněk Brož |
fox-trot
(encz) | fox-trot,foxtrot n: Zdeněk Brož |
foxberry
(encz) | foxberry, n: |
foxes
(encz) | foxes,lišky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
foxfire
(encz) | foxfire, |
foxglove
(encz) | foxglove,náprstník červený Jaroslav Šedivý |
foxglove family
(encz) | foxglove family, n: |
foxhall
(encz) | Foxhall, |
foxhole
(encz) | foxhole,zákop pro jednoho vojáka n: [voj.] Zdeněk Brož |
foxhound
(encz) | foxhound,jezevčík n: Zdeněk Brož |
foxhunt
(encz) | foxhunt, n: |
foxhunting
(encz) | foxhunting,hon na lišku Zdeněk Brož |
foxily
(encz) | foxily,vychytralý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
foxiness
(encz) | foxiness,mazanost n: Zdeněk Brožfoxiness,vychytralost n: Zdeněk Brož |
foxtail
(encz) | foxtail,liščí oháňka Zdeněk Brožfoxtail,psárka n: Zdeněk Brož |
foxtail barley
(encz) | foxtail barley, n: |
foxtail grass
(encz) | foxtail grass, n: |
foxtail millet
(encz) | foxtail millet, n: |
foxtail orchid
(encz) | foxtail orchid, n: |
foxtrot
(encz) | foxtrot,foxtrot n: Zdeněk Brož |
foxy
(encz) | foxy,lišácký adj: Petr Prášekfoxy,přitažlivá adj: žena Petr Prášekfoxy,vychytralý Jaroslav Šedivý |
george fox
(encz) | George Fox, |
giant foxtail
(encz) | giant foxtail, n: |
gray fox
(encz) | gray fox, n: |
green foxtail
(encz) | green foxtail, n: |
grey fox
(encz) | grey fox, n: |
kit fox
(encz) | kit fox, n: |
meadow foxtail
(encz) | meadow foxtail, n: |
outfox
(encz) | outfox,přechytračit v: joe@hw.cz |
prairie fox
(encz) | prairie fox, n: |
raccoon fox
(encz) | raccoon fox,mexický všežravý savec n: [zoo.] Bassariscus astutus Michal
Ambrož |
red fox
(encz) | red fox, n: |
silver fox
(encz) | silver fox, n: |
smooth-haired fox terrier
(encz) | smooth-haired fox terrier, n: |
straw foxglove
(encz) | straw foxglove, n: |
white fox
(encz) | white fox,polární liška n: [zoo.] PetrV |
wire-haired fox terrier
(encz) | wire-haired fox terrier, n: |
yellow foxglove
(encz) | yellow foxglove, n: |
yellow foxtail
(encz) | yellow foxtail, n: |
foxteriér
(czen) | foxteriér,fox terriern: Zdeněk Brož |
foxtrot
(czen) | foxtrot,fox-trotn: Zdeněk Brožfoxtrot,foxtrotn: Zdeněk Brož |
black fox
(gcide) | Silver \Sil"ver\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver
leaf; a silver cup.
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2. Resembling silver. Specifically:
(a) Bright; resplendent; white. "Silver hair." --Shak.
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Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed
Their downy breast. --Milton.
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(b) Precious; costly.
(c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "Silver
voices." --Spenser.
(d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. "Silver slumber." --Spenser.
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American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under
Balsam.
Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of
the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers
of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of
the previous golden age, so-called.
Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree
(Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in
clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.
Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis
Barba-Jovis}) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.
Silver chub (Zool.), the fallfish.
Silver eel. (Zool.)
(a) The cutlass fish.
(b) A pale variety of the common eel.
Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata)
found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of
Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150
feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.
Silver foil, foil made of silver.
Silver fox (Zool.), a variety of the common fox ({Vulpes
vulpes}, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of
Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with
silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also {black
fox}, and silver-gray fox.
Silver gar. (Zool.) See Billfish
(a) .
Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular
tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an
exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak
they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,
pine, cherry, etc.
Silver grebe (Zool.), the red-throated diver. See Illust.
under Diver.
Silver hake (Zool.), the American whiting.
Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very
thin.
Silver lunge (Zool.), the namaycush.
Silver moonfish.(Zool.) See Moonfish
(b) .
Silver moth (Zool.), a lepisma.
Silver owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Silver perch (Zool.), the mademoiselle, 2.
Silver pheasant (Zool.), any one of several species of
beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of
the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or
less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common
species (Euplocamus nychtemerus) is native of China.
Silver plate,
(a) domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with
silver.
(b) a plating of silver on a base metal.
Silver plover (Zool.), the knot.
Silver salmon (Zool.), a salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all
the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called
also kisutch, whitefish, and white salmon.
Silver shell (Zool.), a marine bivalve of the genus Anomia.
See Anomia.
Silver steel, an alloy of steel with a very small
proportion of silver.
Silver stick, a title given to the title field officer of
the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.]
--Thackeray.
Silver tree (Bot.), a South African tree ({Leucadendron
argenteum}) with long, silvery, silky leaves.
Silver trout, (Zool.) See Trout.
Silver wedding. See under Wedding.
Silver whiting (Zool.), a marine sciaenoid food fish
(Menticirrus littoralis) native of the Southern United
States; -- called also surf whiting.
Silver witch (Zool.), A lepisma.
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Brant-fox
(gcide) | Brant-fox \Brant"-fox`\, n. [For brand-fox; cf. G. brandfuchs,
Sw. bradr[aum]f. So called from its yellowish brown and
somewhat black color. See Brand.] (Zool.)
A kind of fox found in Sweden (Vulpes alopex), smaller than
the common fox (Vulpes vulgaris), but probably a variety of
it.
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Colfox
(gcide) | Colfox \Col"fox`\, n.
A crafty fox. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Dog-fox
(gcide) | Dog-fox \Dog"-fox`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A male fox. See the Note under Dog, n., 6. --Sir W.
Scott.
(b) The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to
species of the genus Cynalopex.
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Drawn fox
(gcide) | Drawn \Drawn\, p. p. & a.
See Draw, v. t. & i.
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Drawn butter, butter melter and prepared to be used as a
sort of gravy.
Drawn fowl, an eviscerated fowl.
Drawn game or Drawn battle, one in which neither party
wins; one equally contested.
Drawn fox, one driven from cover. --Shak.
Drawn work, ornamental work made by drawing out threads
from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a
pattern.
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Flying fox
(gcide) | Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs
of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly
webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus
Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying
mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a
marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel
petaurus} and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zool.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic
squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. {Sthenoteuthis
Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to
leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zool.) See
Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a
start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a
torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
night.
[1913 Webster]Flying fox \Fly"ing fox`\ (Zool.)
1. a fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, which has a head
resembling that of a fox.
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2. the colugo.
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Fox
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
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Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
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Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
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4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
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5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
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6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
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Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
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7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
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Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster]Fox \Fox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foxed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foxing.] [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]
1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
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I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.
--Pepys.
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2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
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3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper
leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
[1913 Webster]Fox \Fox\, v. i.
To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in
fermenting.
[1913 Webster]Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.
1. A little dragon. --Spenser.
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2. (Zool.) A small British marine fish (Callionymuslyra);
-- called also yellow sculpin, fox, and gowdie.
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Fox and geese
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
[1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
[1913 Webster]
4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
[1913 Webster]
6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
[1913 Webster]
Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
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Fox bat
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
[1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
[1913 Webster]
4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
[1913 Webster]
6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
[1913 Webster]
Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster] |
Fox bolt
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
[1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
[1913 Webster]
4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
[1913 Webster]
6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
[1913 Webster]
Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster] |
Fox brush
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
[1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
[1913 Webster]
4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
[1913 Webster]
6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
[1913 Webster]
Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster] |
Fox evil
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
[1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
[1913 Webster]
4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
[1913 Webster]
6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
[1913 Webster]
Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster] |
Fox grape
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
[1913 Webster]
Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
[1913 Webster]
4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]
We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
[1913 Webster]
6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
[1913 Webster]
Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster]Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.)
A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus Vitis, having small
green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called
grapes.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis
vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another
variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly
called Zante currants. The northern Fox grape of
the United States is the V. Labrusca, from which, by
cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The
southern Fox grape, or Muscadine, is the {V.
vulpina}. The Frost grape is V. cordifolia, which
has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early
frosts.
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