Foxery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    cunning behavior; trickery; deceit uncountable

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"A fox doesn't need the bravery of a lion, a lion doesn't need the foxery of a fox."

Etymology

From Middle English foxerie, equivalent to fox + -ery.

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