Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An extra or ornamental surface of skin or leather over the upper of a shoe.
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- verb Present participle of
fox . - noun The
discolouration ofprinted material with brownmarks
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Examples
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Nice fizzy sign too Mr. A with only minimal 'foxing' as the enamelists say (or would if they didn't use the more prosaic term rust).
Fizzzz Pop! Peter Ashley 2008
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They were still "foxing," or as my Samoan servant called it, _le toga-fiti e mate_ (pretending to be dead).
The Call Of The South 1908 Louis Becke 1884
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Now we will go and recover the flies off the hatches; and you will agree that there is more cunning, more science, and therefore more pleasant excitement, in 'foxing' a great fish out of a stop-hole, than in whipping far and wide over an open stream, where a half-pounder is a wonder and a triumph.
Prose Idylls, New and Old Charles Kingsley 1847
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It is termed foxing: the drug made use of was the Coculus indicus.)
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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Condition: browning and foxing to extremities; chips and tears to head of jacket and fading to spine. number 9 of 500 copies, signed by the author.
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Condition: browning and foxing to extremities; chips and tears to head of jacket and fading to spine. number 9 of 500 copies, signed by the author.
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Occasional scattered light foxing to interiors; cloth fine.
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What about out-sailing and out-foxing the Royal Navy?
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Fox off and die because no sane person cares one whit what the fox you foxing foxtards think about any foxing thing.
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Occasional scattered light foxing to interiors; cloth fine.
Price check on Winston Churchill’s The Second World War 2009
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The rubber strip that runs around the sides of Vans or AllStars is called “foxing” ...it attaches the sole to the uppers of the shoe.
What is the best way to clean the white part of Vans and other similar shoes? - Quora 2023
reesetee commented on the word foxing
Spots and browning sometimes seen on old books and documents. The name is believed to derive from the foxlike reddish-brown color of the spots.
I've also discovered that this word (as a verb) refers to beer that turns sour while fermenting. Yuck.
February 21, 2007