2. (venery).—‘Cracked in the ring’; i.e., deflowered.

Flay (or flay the fox), verb. phr. (old).—To vomit: ‘from the subject

to the effect,’ says Cotgrave; ‘for the flaying of so stinking a beast

is like enough to make them spue that feel it.’ Now, to shoot the cat.

For synonyms, see Accounts and Cast up Accounts. Cf., Fox, verb, sense

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1653. Urquhart, Rabelais, bk. I., ch. xi. He would flay the fox.