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pollyfoxes

pollyfoxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pollyfoxes

What is pollyfoxes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pollyfoxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pollyfox.

Words near pollyfoxes in the dictionary

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

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