sea fox

noun

Origin of sea fox

First recorded in 1585–95

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They are the Tarpon, the Falcon, the sea fox, and the Octopus.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I must tell you about one of these escapes, in which Captain Jones showed himself a very sharp sea-fox.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various
Had these good people been still more watchful they would have seen the sea fox spread her sails and depart before dawn.
Pocket Island | Charles Clark Munn
On these occasions, it is needless to say, no liquor was found on board the sea fox.
Pocket Island | Charles Clark Munn
A bell jangled in the bowels of the sea fox, her great screw churned the water and she shot out from the Retriever.
Cappy Ricks | Peter B. Kyne

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