brant-fox
(ˈbræntfɒks)
[ad. Ger. brand-fuchs, Du. brand-vos; in Sw. brandräf, Da. brandræv; f. brand burning, ? burnt colour.]
An English adaptation of the German name of a variety of the fox, chiefly distinguished by a greater admixture of black in its fur; according to Grimm, it has black feet, ears, and tail.
| 1864 in Webster, and in later Dicts. |