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In nautical terms the difference between fox and snake

is that fox is a small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets while snake is to wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

In transitive terms the difference between fox and snake

is that fox is to repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of while snake is to clean using a plumbing snake.

In intransitive terms the difference between fox and snake

is that fox is to turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting while snake is to follow or move in a winding route.

In lang=en terms the difference between fox and snake

is that fox is a member of the Outagamie or Meskwaki, a Native American people while snake is a trouser snake; the penis.

fox

English

(wikipedia fox)

Noun

(es)
  • A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes ), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
  • *15th century ,
  • *:The fox went out on a chase one night, / he prayed to the Moon to give him light, / for he had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o. / He had many a mile to go that night / before he reached the town-o.
  • *
  • *:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too.
  • Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the ).
  • The fur of a fox.
  • A fox terrier.
  • The , so called from its yellow color.
  • A cunning person.
  • (lb) A physically attractive man or woman.
  • *1993 , (Laura Antoniou), (w) , p.90:
  • *:And Jerry was cute, you know, I liked him, but Frank was a total fox . And he was rougher than Jerry, you know, not so cultured.
  • *2012 , Adele Parks, Still Thinking of You
  • *:It wasn't just that Jayne was a fox – although, fuck, was she ever a fox. That arse, those tits, those lips. They could have a really good time together.
  • (lb) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets.
  • (lb) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
  • (lb) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
  • *(rfdate) (William Shakespeare)
  • *:Thou diest on point of fox .

    • Synonyms

    * (a mammal related to dogs and wolves) tod * (attractive man or woman) see also

    Hyponyms

    * vixen (feminine form )

    Hypernyms

    * canid

    Derived terms

    * crazy like a fox * fox grape * Fox Islands * Fox River * fox snake * fox sparrow * fox squirrel * fox terrier * fox trot * foxaline * foxery * foxfire * fox-fire * fox-fur * fox-furred * foxglove * foxhole * fox-hole * foxhound * fox-hunt * foxish * foxless * fox-like * foxling * foxly * fox-mark * foxship * foxtail * foxtailed * foxter * foxtrot/fox-trot * foxy * firefox * kit fox * red fox * silver fox * sly as a fox

    See also

    * * Reynard * kitsune

    References

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    Verb

    (es)
  • To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
  • To confuse or baffle (someone).
    • This crossword puzzle has completely foxed me.
  • To act slyly or craftily.
  • To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
    • The pages of the book show distinct foxing .
  • To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
  • To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
  • To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
  • * (Samuel Pepys)
    • I drank so much wine that I was almost foxed .
  • To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

    • Derived terms

    * outfox

    snake

    English

    (wikipedia snake)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.
  • * '>citation
  • A treacherous person.
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  • A tool for unclogging plumbing.
  • A tool to aid cable pulling.
  • (slang) A trouser snake; the penis.

    • Synonyms

    * (reptile) joe blake, serpent * (plumbing tool) auger, plumber's snake * (tool for cable pulling) wirepuller

    Derived terms

    * snakebite * snake in the grass * snake oil

    Verb

    (snak)
  • To follow or move in a winding route.
    • The path snaked through the forest.
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , title=Football fever... , group=aus.personals , author=Mark Addinall , date=September 24 , year=1996 , passage=Any Brisbane female interested in snaking down a few beers whilst watching the footy on a big screen? citation
    The river snakes through the valley.
  • (transitive, Australia, slang) To steal slyly.
    • He snaked my DVD!
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , title=Home made supercharger ? , group=aus.cars , author=Hyena , date=April 5 , year=2001 , passage=Although it wouldn't be the first time some one patented an idea that I'd had a year earlier.F*CK ME !!  Snaked again ! citation
  • To clean using a plumbing snake.
  • (US, informal) To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; often with out .
    • (Bartlett)
  • (nautical) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces between the strands of the large one; to worm.

    • Synonyms

    * (move in a winding path) slither, wind

    See also

    *

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