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brant-fox
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, ea...
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colefox
† ˈcolfox, colefox Obs. [f. col, coal + fox = coal-fox, as in cole-tit, etc. So Ger. kohlfuchs, kohlenfuchs (Grimm), Du. koolvos (Kilian). Still a surname and pronounced (ˈkəʊlfɒks).] The brant-fox, a variety of the fox, distinguished by a greater admixture of black in its fur.c 1386 Chaucer Nun's P...
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