Fox"e*ry (?), n. Behavior like that of a fox; cunning. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Fox"es (?), n. pl. (Ethnol.) See Fox, n., 7.
Fox"fish` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) (a) The fox shark; -- called also sea fox.
See Thrasher shark, under Shark. (b) The european dragonet. See
Dragonet.
Fox"glove` (?), n. [AS. foxes- glfa, foxes-clfa,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.
Fox"hound` (?), n. (Zoˆl.) One of a special breed of hounds used for
chasing foxes.
Fox"-hunt`ing (?), a. Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes;
fond of hunting foxes.
Fox"i*ness (?), n. 1. The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike;
craftiness; shrewdness.
2. The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay;
deterioration.