English Dictionary: Volksaufklrung | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes}, family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V. vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V. fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are well-known species. Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}. 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. 7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also {Outagamies}. {Fox and geese}. (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit bat}. {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox. {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord}, {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the {Catawba}. {Fox hunter}. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase. {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Thrasher}. {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep. {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color. {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is more common. {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Velecipedist \Ve*lec"i*pe`dist\, n. One who rides on a velocipede. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Velocipede \Ve*loc"i*pede\, n. [L. velox, -ocis, swift + pes, pedis, a foot. See {Velocity}, and {Foot}.] A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See {Bicycle}, and {Tricycle}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wart hog \Wart" hog`\ (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus {Phacoch[oe]rus}. These animals have a pair of large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African species ({Phacoch[oe]rus [92]thiopicus}) is the best known. Called also {vlacke vark}. The second species ({P. [92]liani}) is native of the coasts of the Red Sea. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Valley Spring, TX Zip code(s): 76885 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Valley Springs, AR (town, FIPS 71390) Location: 36.15287 N, 92.99104 W Population (1990): 200 (82 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72682 Valley Springs, CA Zip code(s): 95252 Valley Springs, SD (city, FIPS 66260) Location: 43.58319 N, 96.46466 W Population (1990): 739 (282 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57068 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Village of Four Seasons, MO (town, FIPS 76157) Location: 38.19818 N, 92.71545 W Population (1990): 805 (1271 housing units) Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Village Of Golf, FL Zip code(s): 33436 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Village Of Nagog, MA Zip code(s): 01718 | |
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Village of the Branch, NY (village, FIPS 77519) Location: 40.85126 N, 73.18464 W Population (1990): 1669 (538 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Village Park, HI (CDP, FIPS 72255) Location: 21.39815 N, 158.03019 W Population (1990): 7407 (2176 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Vlisp Patrick Greussay A {Lisp} dialect with a fast {interpreter} and a portable {virtual machine}. Introduced the "{chronology}", a dynamic environment for implementing interrupts. Led to {Le_Lisp}. See also {ObjVlisp}. ["Contribution a la Definition Interpretive et a l'Implementation des Lambda-Langages", P. Greussay, These d'Etat, U Paris VI, Nov 1977]. |