foxed

[ fokst ]

/ fɒkst /

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adjective

deceived; tricked.

stained or spotted a yellowish brown, as by age: a dog-eared and foxed volume of poetry.

(of museum specimens of birds and mammals) having melanin pigments that have oxidized with age to a reddish-brown color.

Nearby words

foxberry, foxborough, foxe, foxe basin, foxe, john, foxed, foxfire, foxglove, foxhole, foxhound, foxie

Origin of foxed

First recorded in 1605–15; fox + -ed²

Related formsun·foxed, adjective

Definition for foxed (2 of 2)

fox

[ foks ]

/ fɒks /

noun, plural fox·es, (especially collectively) fox.

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.

the fur of this animal.

a cunning or crafty person.

(initial capital letter) a member of a tribe of North American Algonquian Indians, formerly in Wisconsin, later merged with the Sauk tribe.

(initial capital letter) the Algonquian language of the Fox, Sauk, and Kickapoo Indians.

Bible. a scavenger, perhaps the jackal. Psalms 63:10; Lam. 5:18.

a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter F: replaced by Foxtrot.

Slang. an attractive young woman or young man.

verb (used with object)

to deceive or trick.

to repair or make (a shoe) with leather or other material applied so as to cover or form part of the upper front.

Obsolete. to intoxicate or befuddle.

verb (used without object)

to act cunningly or craftily.

(of book leaves, prints, etc.) to become foxed.

Origin of fox

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 formsfox·like, adjective

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Examples from the Web for foxed

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
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
A foxed book cannot have the fox marks removed, and such a book should be avoided.
The Private Library|Arthur L. Humphreys
Thus she has fallen under strange influences and been foxed.
Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House)|James S. De Benneville

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

British Dictionary definitions for foxed (1 of 3)

Fox

/ (fɒks) /

noun

plural Fox or Foxes a member of a North American Indian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River

the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family

British Dictionary definitions for foxed (2 of 3)

Fox

/ (fɒks) /

noun

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

George . 1624–91, English religious leader; founder (1647) of the Society of Friends (Quakers)

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

Vicente (Spanish viˈθɛnte). born 1942, Mexican politician; president of Mexico (2000-06)

Sir William . 1812–93, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1856; 1861–62; 1869–72; 1873)

British Dictionary definitions for foxed (3 of 3)

fox

/ (fɒks) /

noun plural foxes or fox

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 tailRelated adjective: vulpine

the fur of any of these animals, usually reddish-brown or grey in colour

a person who is cunning and sly

slang, mainly US a sexually attractive woman

Bible

a jackal
an image of a false prophet

nautical small stuff made from yarns twisted together and then tarred

verb

(tr) to perplex or confoundto fox a person with a problem

to cause (paper, wood, etc) to become discoloured with spots, or (of paper, etc) to become discoloured, as through mildew

(tr) to trick; deceive

(intr) to act deceitfully or craftily

(tr) Australian informal to pursue stealthily; tail

(tr) Australian informal to chase and retrieve (a ball)

(tr) obsolete to befuddle with alcoholic drink

Derived Formsfoxlike, adjective

Word Origin for fox

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 (1 of 3)

fox

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.

Word Origin and History for foxed (1 of 3)

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."

Word Origin and History for foxed (2 of 3)

fox

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).

Idioms and Phrases with foxed

fox

see crazy like a fox.

foxed

adjective

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noun, plural fox·es, (especially collectively) fox.

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noun plural foxes or fox

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