[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fox \fox\ fo^ks, n.; pl. foxes. as. fox; akin to d. vos,
   g. fuchs, ohg. fuhs, foha, goth. fa'uh=o, icel. f=oa
   fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. skr. puccha tail. cf.
   vixen.
   1. zool. a carnivorous animal of the genus vulpes, family
      canidae, of many species. the european fox v.
      vulgaris or v. vulpes, the american red fox v.
      fulvus, the american gray fox v. virginianus, and
      the arctic, white, or blue, fox v. lagopus are
      well-known species.
      1913 webster

   note: the black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
         american red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
         cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
         the same species, of less value. the common foxes of
         europe and america are very similar; both are
         celebrated for their craftiness. they feed on wild
         birds, poultry, and various small animals.
         1913 webster

               subtle as the fox for prey.        --shak.
         1913 webster

   2. zool. the european dragonet.
      1913 webster

   3. zool. the fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
      sea fox. see thrasher shark, under shark.
      1913 webster

   4. a sly, cunning fellow. colloq.
      1913 webster

            we call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --beattie.
      1913 webster

   5. naut. rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
      -- used for seizings or mats.
      1913 webster

   6. a sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
      blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. obs.
      1913 webster

            thou diest on point of fox.           --shak.
      1913 webster

   7. pl. ethnol. a tribe of indians which, with the sacs,
      formerly occupied the region about green bay, wisconsin;
      -- called also outagamies.
      1913 webster

   fox and geese.
      a a boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
          as they run one goal to another.
      b a game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
          them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
          geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
          of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
          the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.

   fox bat zool., a large fruit bat of the genus pteropus,
      of many species, inhabiting asia, africa, and the east
      indies, esp. p. medius of india. some of the species are
      more than four feet across the outspread wings. see fruit
      bat.

   fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
      

   fox brush zool., the tail of a fox.

   fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
      

   fox grape bot., the name of two species of american
      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 zool., the thrasher shark. see thrasher
      shark, under thrasher.

   fox sleep, pretended sleep.

   fox sparrow zool., a large american sparrow passerella
      iliaca; -- so called on account of its reddish color.

   fox squirrel zool., a large north american squirrel
      sciurus niger, or s. cinereus. in the southern
      states the black variety prevails; farther north the
      fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
      more common.

   fox terrier zool., 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 zool., one of several south american wild dogs,
      belonging to the genus canis. they have long, bushy
      tails like a fox.
      1913 webster
see also:
foxes vixen vulpes canidae v. vulgaris v. vulpes 
v. fulvus v. virginianus v. lagopus sea fox thrasher shark 
shark outagamies fox and geese fox bat pteropus 
p. medius fruit bat fox bolt fox brush fox evil 
fox grape vitis labrusca isabella concord hartford 
vitis vulpina scuppernong catawba fox hunter fox shark 
thrasher shark thrasher fox sleep fox sparrow passerella iliaca 
fox squirrel sciurus niger s. cinereus cat squirrel fox terrier 
fox trot fox wedge fox wolf canis 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wedge \wedge\ we^j, n. oe. wegge, as. wecg; akin to d. wig,
   wigge, ohg. wecki, g. weck a wedge-shaped loaf, icel.
   veggr, dan. vaegge, sw. vigg, and probably to lith. vagis a
   peg. cf. wigg.
   1913 webster
   1. a piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one
      end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in
      splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and
      the like. it is one of the six elementary machines called
      the mechanical powers. see illust. of mechanical powers,
      under mechanical.
      1913 webster

   2. geom. a solid of five sides, having a rectangular base,
      two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge,
      and two triangular ends.
      1913 webster

   3. a mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form.
      "wedges of gold." --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn
      up in such a form.
      1913 webster

            in warlike muster they appear,
            in rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   5. the person whose name stands lowest on the list of the
      classical tripos; -- so called after a person wedgewood
      who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.
      cant, cambridge univ., eng. --c. a. bristed.
      1913 webster

   6. golf a golf club having an iron head with the face
      nearly horizontal, used for lofting the golf ball at a
      high angle, as when hitting the ball out of a sand trap or
      the rough.
      pjc

   fox wedge. mach.  carpentry see under fox.

   spherical wedge geom., the portion of a sphere included
      between two planes which intersect in a diameter.
      1913 webster
see also:
wigg mechanical powers mechanical fox wedge fox spherical wedge 

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