Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - fox

 I. noun  (plural ~es; also ~)  Usage: often attributive  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fuhs ~ and perhaps to Sanskrit puccha tail  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. any of various carnivorous mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail  b. the fur of a ~  2. a clever crafty person  3. archaic sword  4. capitalized a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin  5. a good-looking young woman or man  II. transitive verb  Date: 1611  1. obsolete intoxicate  2.  a. to trick by ingenuity or cunning ; outwit  b. baffle ~ed by his behavior FOX  I. biographical name Charles James 1749-1806 English statesman & orator  II. biographical name George 1624-1691 English preacher & founder of Society of Friends  III. biographical name Henry 1705-1774 1st Baron Holland British statesman  IV. biographical name (Quesada) Vicente 1942- president of Mexico (2000- )  V. geographical name  1. river 220 miles (354 kilometers) SE Wisconsin & NE Illinois flowing S into Illinois River  2. river 175 miles (282 kilometers) E Wisconsin flowing NE & N through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay