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pollyfoxed

pollyfoxed is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about pollyfoxed

What is pollyfoxed the simple past and past participle of?
Pollyfoxed is the simple past and past participle of pollyfox.

Words near pollyfoxed in the dictionary

  1. pollyannas
  2. pollyannish
  3. Pollyannism
  4. pollyblobs
  5. pollyfox
  6. pollyfoxed
  7. pollyfoxes
  8. pollyfoxing
  9. pollyspeak
  10. pollywig
  11. pollywigs

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