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fox noun

  /fɑks/ , /fɒks/
  • (in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur.
  • (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
 vos
  • (metaphor) A cunning person.
 vos, schelm

foxing

weer

Fox properNoun

  • A surname transferred from the common noun derived from the name of the animal.
 schacht
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