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polly-fox

polly-fox is the alternative form of pollyfox.

Meaning of pollyfox

Verb

pollyfox (third-person singular simple present pollyfoxes, present participle pollyfoxing, simple past and past participle pollyfoxed)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) To equivocate; to dodge the issue.
    • Considerable time was taken up in skirmishing and pollyfoxing to secure the advantage in the start.1866 January 20, New York Clipper 1866-01-20: Vol 13 Iss 41
    Synonyms:
    pussyfoot

Forms of polly-fox

third-person singular presentpolly-foxes
present participlepolly-foxing
past participlepolly-foxed
pastpolly-foxed

Questions about polly-fox

What is polly-fox the alternative form of?
Polly-fox is the alternative form of pollyfox.

Words near polly-fox in the dictionary

  1. Polly Anna
  2. Polly Crockett hat
  3. Polly Crockett hats
  4. Polly want a cracker
  5. Polly-Anna
  6. polly-fox
  7. polly-foxed
  8. polly-foxes
  9. polly-foxing
  10. Pollyanish
  11. pollyanna

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