foxie

noun — 2 senses

foxie

noun

Etymology From fox + -ie.

1

Childish, Diminutive Diminutive of fox.

2

Australia, New Zealand A fox terrier.

He was a spare fellow, eager as a foxie, with the remains of a good profile and some remnants of grey curl.1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 21:

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