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4 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]: Hartford \Hart"ford\, n. The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large dark-colored berries ripen earlier than those of most other kinds. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Hartford n : the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business [syn: {Hartford}, {capital of Connecticut}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Hartford, AL (city, FIPS 33424) Location: 31.10512 N, 85.69134 W Population (1990): 2448 (1100 housing units) Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36344 Hartford, AR (city, FIPS 30490) Location: 35.02326 N, 94.37818 W Population (1990): 721 (305 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72938 Hartford, CT (city, FIPS 37000) Location: 41.76570 N, 72.68387 W Population (1990): 139739 (56098 housing units) Area: 44.8 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06103, 06105, 06106, 06112, 06114, 06120 Hartford, IA (city, FIPS 34680) Location: 41.45776 N, 93.40385 W Population (1990): 768 (263 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50118 Hartford, IL (village, FIPS 33279) Location: 38.82800 N, 90.09183 W Population (1990): 1676 (718 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62048 Hartford, KS (city, FIPS 30475) Location: 38.30787 N, 95.95689 W Population (1990): 541 (210 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66854 Hartford, KY (city, FIPS 35020) Location: 37.45105 N, 86.89382 W Population (1990): 2532 (1104 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 42347 Hartford, MI (city, FIPS 36960) Location: 42.20752 N, 86.16616 W Population (1990): 2341 (913 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49057 Hartford, NY Zip code(s): 12838 Hartford, OH (village, FIPS 34202) Location: 40.23937 N, 82.68766 W Population (1990): 418 (161 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hartford, SD (city, FIPS 27540) Location: 43.62352 N, 96.94476 W Population (1990): 1262 (465 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57033 Hartford, TN Zip code(s): 37753 Hartford, WI (city, FIPS 33000) Location: 43.32366 N, 88.38878 W Population (1990): 8188 (3132 housing units) Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53027
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