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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fox \Fox\, n.; pl {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h?, Icel. f?a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf Skr. puccha tail. Cf {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes}, family {Canid[ae]}, of many species. The European fox ({V. vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V. fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are well-known species. Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The European dragonet. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}. 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. 7. pl (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also {Outagamies}. {Fox and geese}. a A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. b A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. {Fox bat} (Zo["o]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit bat}. {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. {Fox brush} (Zo["o]l.), the tail of a fox. {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off alopecy. {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord}, {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the {Catawba}. {Fox hunter}. a One who pursues foxes with hounds. b A horse ridden in a fox chase. {Fox shark} (Zo["o]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Thrasher}. {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep. {Fox sparrow} (Zo["o]l.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color. {Fox squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), a large North American squirrel ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is more common. {Fox terrier} (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concord \Con"cord\, n. A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost black) grapes in compact clusters. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concord \Con*cord"\, v. i. [F. concorder L. concordare.] To agree; to act together. [Obs.] --Clarendon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Concord \Con"cord\, n. [F. concorde, L. concordia, fr concors of the same mind, agreeing; con- + cor, cordis, heart. See {Heart}, and cf {Accord}.] 1. A state of agreement; harmony; union. Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end --Milton. 2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or league. [Obs.] The concord made between Henry and Roderick --Davies. 3. (Gram.) Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case. 4. (Old Law) An agreement between the parties to a fine of land in reference to the manner in which it should pass, being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged to the complainant. See {Fine}. --Burril. 5. [Prob. influenced by chord.] (Mus.) An agreeable combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant chord; consonance; harmony. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Concord n 1: capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river [syn: {Concord}, {capital of New Hampshire}] 2: a harmonious state; congruity of parts with one another and with the whole [syn: {harmony}, {concordance}] 3: the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations [syn: {agreement}] 4: agreement of opinions [syn: {harmony}, {condordance}] 5: the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775) [syn: {Lexington}, {Concord}, {Lexington and Concord}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Concord, AR (town, FIPS 15100) Location: 35.66343 N, 91.84873 W Population (1990): 262 (118 housing units) Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72523 Concord, CA (city, FIPS 16000) Location: 37.97325 N, 121.99987 W Population (1990): 111348 (43715 housing units) Area: 76.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94518, 94519, 94520, 94521 Concord, GA (town, FIPS 19168) Location: 33.09150 N, 84.43814 W Population (1990): 211 (99 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30206 Concord, IL (village, FIPS 16054) Location: 39.81613 N, 90.37165 W Population (1990): 172 (64 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62631 Concord, KY (CDP, FIPS 16899) Location: 37.07214 N, 88.70010 W Population (1990): 1560 (680 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Concord, KY (city, FIPS 16894) Location: 38.68805 N, 83.49193 W Population (1990): 65 (34 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Concord, MA Zip code(s): 01742 Concord, MI (village, FIPS 17740) Location: 42.17524 N, 84.64390 W Population (1990): 944 (369 housing units) Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49237 Concord, MO (CDP, FIPS 16030) Location: 38.51433 N, 90.35355 W Population (1990): 19859 (7647 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Concord, NC (city, FIPS 14100) Location: 35.40733 N, 80.59431 W Population (1990): 27347 (11616 housing units) Area: 56.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28025, 28027 Concord, NE (village, FIPS 10250) Location: 42.38422 N, 96.98875 W Population (1990): 156 (70 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68728 Concord, NH (city, FIPS 14200) Location: 43.23159 N, 71.56008 W Population (1990): 36006 (15697 housing units) Area: 166.5 sq km (land), 8.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 03301 Concord, PA Zip code(s): 17217 Concord, TN Zip code(s): 37922 Concord, TX Zip code(s): 77850 Concord, VA Zip code(s): 24538 Concord, VT Zip code(s): 05824
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