foxling

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foxling

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From fox + -ling.

noun foxlings

A little or young fox; kit; a fox whelp. The tender foxling, not arrived at the maturity of slyness, who never tasted chicken of his own stealing, shall take him without a ruffle of his plumage — only by pronouncing its dingy brown to be rich crimson.

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@misc{foxling_2026,
  title = {foxling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foxling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}