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Foxing

verb
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
2.verbTo confuse or baffle (someone).
"This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me."
3.verbTo act slyly or craftily.
4.verbTo discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.)
"The pages of the book show distinct foxing."
5.verbTo make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
6.verbTo turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
7.verbTo intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
8.verbTo repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
9.nounThe discolouration of printed material with brown marks.
10.nounA band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.

Synonyms

fobthrowfuddlediscombobulatebefuddlebedevilconfuseconfoundslybootsdodgertrickgeorge fox

Rhymes With

boxingprofessional boxingcoxingoutfoxingbox hunglocks hungrocks hungsocks hung
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