Foxess

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female fox. rare

    "The fox said he must stay with his foxess, who was in a delicate way, and one of the little ones had been out too late at a hen-roost, and had caught a very bad cold."

Synonyms

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vixen

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"The fox said he must stay with his foxess, who was in a delicate way, and one of the little ones had been out too late at a hen-roost, and had caught a very bad cold."

Etymology

From fox + -ess, since 1866.

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