foxship

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foxship

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From fox + -ship.

noun

uncountable The character or qualities of a fox; foxiness; craftiness; cunning. Hadst thou foxship to banish him that struck more blows for Rome than thou hast spoken words.
uncountable The fox. The dingo, however, does not possess the cunning of his foxship; and, unlike the latter, he "gives himself away" by heralding his coming by a peculiar howl, the authorship of which it is impossible to mistake.

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@misc{foxship_2026,
  title = {foxship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foxship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}