foxing

[ fok-sing ]

/ ˈfɒk sɪŋ /

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noun

material used to cover the upper portion of a shoe.

discoloration, as of book leaves or prints.

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Origin of foxing

fox + -ing¹

Words nearby foxing

foxhole, foxhound, fox hunt, fox hunting, foxie, foxing, Fox Islands, fox moth, fox snake, fox sparrow, fox squirrel

How to use foxing in a sentence

To-night it wasn't that feeling that made it difficult for me to go on "foxing."
The Boys and I|Mrs. Molesworth
Fox; (verb) to pretend, to feign, to sham: 'he's not sick at all, he's only foxing.'
English As We Speak It in Ireland|P. W. Joyce
It is curious that the expression "foxing" is not so suitable to this animal as to many others.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
They were still "foxing," or as my Samoan servant called it, le toga-fiti e mate (pretending to be dead).
The Call Of The South|Louis Becke

His strong point was foxing clothes with canvas which he always carried for that purpose.
Thirty Years on the Frontier|Robert McReynolds

British Dictionary definitions for foxing

foxing

/ (ˈfɒksɪŋ) /

noun

a piece of leather used to reinforce or trim part of the upper of a shoe

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