fox-tail — foxˈ tail noun 1. A fox s brush 2. A genus (Alopecurus) of grasses, with a head like a fox s tail • • • Main Entry: ↑fox … Useful english dictionary
fox — [OE] Fox probably means literally ‘tailed animal’ – the fox’s brush being perhaps its most distinctive feature. It has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo European *puk , which also produced Sanskrit púcchas ‘tail’. In West Germanic this gave… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
fox — [OE] Fox probably means literally ‘tailed animal’ – the fox’s brush being perhaps its most distinctive feature. It has been traced back to a prehistoric Indo European *puk , which also produced Sanskrit púcchas ‘tail’. In West Germanic this gave… … Word origins
Brush with Greatness — The Simpsons episode Episode no. 31 Prod. code 7F18 Orig. airdate April 11, 1991 Show runner(s) James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon Written by … Wikipedia
Fox brush — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox's Shaggy Rat — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Brush — (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce, brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr. OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b[ u]rste brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.] 1. An instrument composed of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brush — brush1 [brush] n. [ME brushe < OFr broce, brosse, bush, brushwood < VL * bruscia < Gmc * bruskaz, underbrush: for IE base see BREAST] 1. BRUSHWOOD ☆ 2. sparsely settled country, covered with wild scrub growth 3. a) a device having… … English World dictionary
Brush-tailed Phascogale — Brush tailed Phascogale[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
Fox — (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
