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foxed

[fokst] /fɒkst/
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adjective
1.
deceived; tricked.
2.
stained or spotted a yellowish brown, as by age:
a dog-eared and foxed volume of poetry.
3.
(of museum specimens of birds and mammals) having melanin pigments that have oxidized with age to a reddish-brown color.
Origin of foxed
1605-1615
First recorded in 1605-15; fox + -ed2
Related forms
unfoxed, adjective

fox

[foks] /fɒks/
noun, plural foxes (especially collectively) fox.
1.
any of several carnivores of the dog family, especially those of the genus Vulpes, smaller than wolves, having a pointed, slightly upturned muzzle, erect ears, and a long, bushy tail.
2.
the fur of this animal.
3.
a cunning or crafty person.
4.
(initial capital letter) a member of a tribe of North American Algonquian Indians, formerly in Wisconsin, later merged with the Sauk tribe.
5.
(initial capital letter) the Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians.
6.
Bible. a scavenger, perhaps the jackal. Psalms 63:10; Lam. 5:18.
7.
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter F: replaced by Foxtrot.
8.
Slang. an attractive young woman or young man.
verb (used with object)
9.
to deceive or trick.
10.
to repair or make (a shoe) with leather or other material applied so as to cover or form part of the upper front.
11.
Obsolete. to intoxicate or befuddle.
verb (used without object)
12.
to act cunningly or craftily.
13.
(of book leaves, prints, etc.) to become foxed.
Origin
before 900; 1960-65 for def 9; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon vohs, Middle Low German vos, Old High German fuhs (German Fuchs). Cf. vixen
Related forms
foxlike, adjective
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Examples from the Web for foxed
Historical Examples

  • A foxed book cannot have the fox marks removed, and such a book should be avoided.

    The Private Library Arthur L. Humphreys

  • One having drunk a cup of very flat beer, declared that the beer was more than foxed.

    Joe Miller's Jests, With Copious Additions Various

  • Truly the animal is foxed, and foxes enough are to be found in Yoshiwara.

    Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) James S. De Benneville

  • The cloth was of Robin-Hood green, foxed over in bright yellow leather.

    The Missourian Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

  • Books having leaves stained by dampness are said to be foxed.

    Library Bookbinding Arthur Low Bailey

  • As armor against cacti, they either had “chaps” or trousers “foxed” over in leather, with sometimes a Wild Western fringe.

    The Missourian Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

  • foxed, a term used by print and book collectors to denote the brown spotted appearance produced by damp on paper.

    The Slang Dictionary John Camden Hotten

  • Flowery signatures in brown ink were fading into the foxed sheets that had frayed and chipped edges.

    When the Owl Cries Paul Bartlett

  • Thus she has fallen under strange influences and been foxed.

    Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) James S. De Benneville
British Dictionary definitions for foxed

Fox1

/fɒks/
noun
1.
(pl) Fox, Foxes. a member of a North American Indian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
2.
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

Fox2

/fɒks/
noun
1.
Charles James. 1749–1806, British Whig statesman and orator. He opposed North over taxation of the American colonies and Pitt over British intervention against the French Revolution. He advocated parliamentary reform and the abolition of the slave trade
2.
George. 1624–91, English religious leader; founder (1647) of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
3.
Terry, full name Terrance Stanley Fox (1958–81). Canadian athlete: he lost a leg to cancer and subsequently attempted a coast-to-coast run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research
4.
Vicente (Spanish viˈθɛnte). born 1942, Mexican politician; president of Mexico (2000-06)
5.
Sir William. 1812–93, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1856; 1861–62; 1869–72; 1873)

fox

/fɒks/
noun (pl) foxes, fox
1.
any canine mammal of the genus Vulpes and related genera. They are mostly predators that do not hunt in packs and typically have large pointed ears, a pointed muzzle, and a bushy tail related adjective vulpine
2.
the fur of any of these animals, usually reddish-brown or grey in colour
3.
a person who is cunning and sly
4.
(slang, mainly US) a sexually attractive woman
5.
(Bible)
  1. a jackal
  2. an image of a false prophet
6.
(nautical) small stuff made from yarns twisted together and then tarred
verb
7.
(transitive) to perplex or confound: to fox a person with a problem
8.
to cause (paper, wood, etc) to become discoloured with spots, or (of paper, etc) to become discoloured, as through mildew
9.
(transitive) to trick; deceive
10.
(intransitive) to act deceitfully or craftily
11.
(transitive) (Austral, informal) to pursue stealthily; tail
12.
(transitive) (Austral, informal) to chase and retrieve (a ball)
13.
(transitive) (obsolete) to befuddle with alcoholic drink
Derived Forms
foxlike, adjective
Word Origin
Old English; related to Old High German fuhs, Old Norse fōa fox, Sanskrit puccha tail; see vixen
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Word Origin and History for foxed

fox

n.

Old English fox, from West Germanic *fukhs (cf. Old Saxon vohs, Middle Dutch and Dutch vos, Old High German fuhs, German Fuchs, Old Norse foa, Gothic fauho), from Proto-Germanic base *fuh-, corresponding to PIE *puk- "tail" (cf. Sanskrit puccha- "tail").

The bushy tail is also the source of words for "fox" in Welsh (llwynog, from llwyn "bush"); Spanish (raposa, from rabo "tail"); and Lithuanian (uodegis "fox," from uodega "tail"). Metaphoric extension to "clever person" is early 13c. Meaning "sexually attractive woman" is from 1940s; but foxy in this sense is recorded from 1895.

v.

1560s (but perhaps implied in Old English foxung "foxlike wile, craftiness"), from fox (n.). Foxed in booksellers' catalogues means "stained with fox-colored marks." In other contexts, it typically meant "drunk" (1610s).

Fox

Algonquian people, translating French renards, which itself may be a translation of an Iroquoian term meaning "red fox people." Their name for themselves is /meškwahki:-haki/ "red earths." French renard "fox" is from Reginhard, the name of the fox in old Northern European fables (cf. Low German Reinke de Vos), originally "strong in council, wily."

fox

v.

1560s (but perhaps implied in Old English foxung "foxlike wile, craftiness"), from fox (n.). Foxed in booksellers' catalogues means "stained with fox-colored marks." In other contexts, it typically meant "drunk" (1610s).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang definitions & phrases for foxed

fox

noun

A beautiful, sexually attractive woman or, in teenage use, man (1940s+ Teenagers & black)

verb

To deceive; mislead; outwit; outfox: He tried to fox me with that phony accent, and did (1631+)

[fr foxy]

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
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Idioms and Phrases with foxed

fox

see: crazy like a fox
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