What does foxling mean?
Foxling means A little or young fox; kit; a fox whelp..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A little or young fox; kit; a fox whelp..
The tender foxling, not arrived at the maturity of slyness, who never tasted chicken of his own stealing, shall take him without a ruffle of his plumage — only by pronouncing its dingy brown to be rich crimson.
The foxling made himself thoroughly at home. Seizing on a huge turkey's foot from the Sprite's larder, he dragged it into a dark corner, where he growled over it quite horribly.
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Foxling means A little or young fox; kit; a fox whelp..
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The tender foxling, not arrived at the maturity of slyness, who never tasted chicken of his own stealing, shall take him without a ruffle of his plumage — only by pronouncing its dingy brown to be rich crimson.
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