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fox

Pronunciation: /fɔks/

“fox” is a Middle English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. A fox, especially the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  2. A liar or schemer; a cunning or dishonest person.
  3. The fur of the fox; foxfur.

Etymology

From Old English fox, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz.

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