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foxings

foxings is the plural of foxing.

Meaning of foxing

Noun

foxing (countable and uncountable, plural foxings)

  1. The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
    Synonyms:
    measles, mealiness
  2. A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.
  3. Crafty or wily behavior.
    • "Here, wake up!" cried Silas. "None of your foxin'! Wake up! D'ye hear?" He shook him roughly by the shoulder, but the boy still slumbered on.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
  4. (slang) Pretending to be asleep or unconscious.

Questions about foxings

What is foxings the plural of?
Foxings is the plural of foxing.

Words near foxings in the dictionary

  1. foxiest
  2. Foxification
  3. foxily
  4. foxiness
  5. foxing
  6. foxings
  7. foxish
  8. foxishly
  9. Foxite
  10. Foxites
  11. Foxitis

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