scuppernong
n . 美国南部产的黄绿色大粒葡萄
美国南部产的黄绿色大粒葡萄
scuppernong n 1 :
amber -
green muscadine grape of southeastern United States Fox \
Fox \ (
f [
o ^]
ks ),
n .;
pl . {
Foxes }. [
AS .
fox ;
akin to D .
vos ,
G .
fuchs ,
OHG .
fuhs ,
foha ,
Goth .
fa ['
u ]
h [=
o ],
Icel .
f [=
o ]
a fox ,
fox fraud ;
of unknown origin ,
cf .
Skr .
puccha tail .
Cf .
{
Vixen }.]
1 . (
Zool .)
A carnivorous animal of the genus {
Vulpes },
family {
Canid [
ae ]},
of many species .
The European fox ({
V .
vulgaris }
or {
V .
vulpes }),
the American red fox ({
V .
fulvus }),
the American gray fox ({
V .
Virginianus }),
and the arctic ,
white ,
or blue ,
fox ({
V .
lagopus })
are well -
known species .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
The black or silver -
gray fox is a variety of the American red fox ,
producing a fur of great value ;
the cross -
gray and woods -
gray foxes are other varieties of the same species ,
of less value .
The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar ;
both are celebrated for their craftiness .
They feed on wild birds ,
poultry ,
and various small animals .
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Subtle as the fox for prey . --
Shak .
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2 . (
Zool .)
The European dragonet .
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3 . (
Zool .)
The fox shark or thrasher shark ; --
called also {
sea fox }.
See {
Thrasher shark },
under {
Shark }.
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4 .
A sly ,
cunning fellow . [
Colloq .]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox . --
Beattie .
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5 . (
Naut .)
Rope yarn twisted together ,
and rubbed with tar ;
--
used for seizings or mats .
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6 .
A sword ; --
so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade ,
or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox . [
Obs .]
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Thou diest on point of fox . --
Shak .
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7 .
pl . (
Ethnol .)
A tribe of Indians which ,
with the Sacs ,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay ,
Wisconsin ;
--
called also {
Outagamies }.
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{
Fox and geese }.
(
a )
A boy '
s game ,
in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another .
(
b )
A game with sixteen checkers ,
or some substitute for them ,
one of which is called the fox ,
and the rest the geese ;
the fox ,
whose first position is in the middle of the board ,
endeavors to break through the line of the geese ,
and the geese to pen up the fox .
{
Fox bat } (
Zool .),
a large fruit bat of the genus {
Pteropus },
of many species ,
inhabiting Asia ,
Africa ,
and the East Indies ,
esp . {
P .
medius }
of India .
Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings .
See {
Fruit bat }.
{
Fox bolt },
a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge .
{
Fox brush } (
Zool .),
the tail of a fox .
{
Fox evil },
a disease in which the hair falls off ;
alopecy .
{
Fox grape } (
Bot .),
the name of two species of American grapes .
The northern fox grape ({
Vitis Labrusca })
is the origin of the varieties called {
Isabella }, {
Concord },
{
Hartford },
etc .,
and the southern fox grape ({
Vitis vulpina })
has produced the {
Scuppernong },
and probably the {
Catawba }.
{
Fox hunter }.
(
a )
One who pursues foxes with hounds .
(
b )
A horse ridden in a fox chase .
{
Fox shark } (
Zool .),
the thrasher shark .
See {
Thrasher shark },
under {
Thrasher }.
{
Fox sleep },
pretended sleep .
{
Fox sparrow } (
Zool .),
a large American sparrow ({
Passerella iliaca }); --
so called on account of its reddish color .
{
Fox squirrel } (
Zool .),
a large North American squirrel ({
Sciurus niger },
or {
S .
cinereus }).
In the Southern States the black variety prevails ;
farther north the fulvous and gray variety ,
called the {
cat squirrel },
is more common .
{
Fox terrier } (
Zool .),
one of a peculiar breed of terriers ,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes ,
and for other purposes .
There are rough -
and smooth -
haired varieties .
{
Fox trot },
a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps ,
by a horse ,
when passing from a walk into a trot ,
or a trot into a walk .
{
Fox wedge } (
Mach . &
Carpentry ),
a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt ,
cotter ,
dowel ,
tenon ,
or other piece ,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal .
The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it .
Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging .
{
Fox wolf } (
Zool .),
one of several South American wild dogs ,
belonging to the genus {
Canis }.
They have long ,
bushy tails like a fox .
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1913 Webster ]
Scuppernong \
Scup "
per *
nong \ (
sk [
u ^]
p "
p [~
e ]
r *
n [
o ^]
ng ),
n .
[
Probably of American Indian origin .] (
Bot .)
An American grape ,
a form of {
Vitis vulpina },
found in the Southern Atlantic States ,
and often cultivated .
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1913 Webster ]
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