grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape (Vitis vulpina) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably
the Catawba. — Fox hunter. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox
chase. — Fox shark (Zoöl.), the thrasher shark. See Thrasher shark, under Thrasher. — Fox sleep,
pretended sleep. — Fox sparrow (Zoöl.), a large American sparrow (Passerella iliaca); — so called on
account of its reddish color. — Fox squirrel (Zoöl.), a large North American squirrel In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common. — Fox terrier (Zoöl.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes
from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. — Fox trot, a
pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a
trot into a walk. — Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt,
cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The
wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging. — Fox wolf (Zoöl.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to
the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox.
Fox
(Fox) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foxed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Foxing.] [See Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]
1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.
Pepys. 2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
Fox
(Fox), v. i. To turn sour; — said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
Foxearth
(Fox"earth`) n. A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself.
Foxed
(Foxed) a.
1. Discolored or stained; — said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings.
2. Repaired by foxing; as, foxed boots.
Foxery
(Fox"e*ry) n. Behavior like that of a fox; cunning. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Foxes
(Fox"es) n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Fox, n., 7.
Foxfish
(Fox"fish`) n. (Zoöl.) (a) The fox shark; — called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under
Shark. (b) The european dragonet. See Dragonet.
Foxglove
(Fox"glove`) n. [AS. foxes- glofa, foxes-clofa,foxes-clife.] (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Digitalis.
The common English foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) is a handsome perennial or biennial plant, whose
leaves are used as a powerful medicine, both as a sedative and diuretic. See Digitalis.
Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run
To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem.
W. Browne. Foxhound
(Fox"hound`) n. (Zoöl.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Fox-hunting
(Fox"-hunt`ing) a. Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of hunting foxes.
Foxiness
(Fox"i*ness) n.
1. The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike; craftiness; shrewdness.
