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liška podšitá

Pronunciation: [lɪʃka potʃɪtaː]

“liška podšitá” is a Czech word. Its meaning in English:

phrase

  1. fox (a cunning person, a person sly as a fox)

Etymology

From liška (“fox”) + podšitý (“lined”). In the past animal fur used to be sometimes sown inside coats. At the same time there was a prejudice that some animal characteristics can be transferred to people by touching them. People wearing coats lined with fox fur were expected to have acquired characteristics like cunningness or slyness. Compare Polish tchórzem podszyty.

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