Fox

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\\ˈfäks\\ biographical name
Charles James 1749-1806 English statesman & orator

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biographical name
George 1624-1691 English preacher & founder of Society of Friends

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biographical name
Henry 1705-1774 1st Baron Hol·land \\ˈhä-lənd\\ British statesman

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biographical name
(Quesada) \\ˈfȯks-ˌkā-ˈsä-thä\\ Vicente 1942-     president of Mexico (2000-  )

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\\ˈfäks\\ geographical name
1. river 220 miles (354 kilometers) SE Wisconsin & NE Illinois flowing S into Illinois River
2. river 175 miles (282 kilometers) E Wisconsin flowing NE & N through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay

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fox

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\\ˈfäks\\ noun
(plural fox·es also fox)

 USAGE  often attributive

 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs fox and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail

 DATE  before 12th century

1.
  a. any of various carnivorous mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail
  b. the fur of a fox
2. a clever crafty person
3. archaic : sword
4. capitalized : a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
5. a good-looking young woman or man

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transitive verb

 DATE  1611

1. obsolete : intoxicate
2.
  a. to trick by ingenuity or cunning : outwit
  b. baffle
      foxed by his behavior