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Characteristic of, or like, an ox.

Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning; artful; foxy.

A small foxlike animal (Vulpes cama) of South Africa, valued for its fur.

of or pertaining to the genus Bos; relating to, or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine genus; a bovine antelope.

A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.

Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.

In the Philippines, a light, two-wheeled, boxlike vehicle usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the common public carriage.

A small foxlike mammal (Cynalopex corsac), found in Central Asia. [Written also corsac.]

Resembling a cow. With cowlike udders and with oxlike eyes. Pope.

A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching eels; an eelbuck.

A small, African, foxlike animal (Vulpes zerda) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears.

The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike; craftiness; shrewdness.

Foxlike. [Obs.]

Foxlike. [Obs.] "Foxly craft." Latimer.

Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily. Modred's narrow, foxy face. Tennyson.

æ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nyct…

of the breasts of a woman. [R.] Yon Juno of majestic size, With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. Pope.