foxen
English
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
foxen
- (rare, nonstandard, dialectal) plural of fox
- 1865, Practical Lessons on Hunting and Sporting, page 45:
- “Oh! is hur wull—I know hur run dro' the hedge, and I'll put summit ther to stop the traffic; foxen be but warmints a'ter all's said and done, and I'll hae the ould chap's brush afore to-morrow night.”
- 1885, Thomas Mozley, Reminiscences, Chiefly of Towns, Villages and Schools:
- Do they still read in the Bible before them, 'The foxen have holes, and the birds of the air have nestis,' as they then did?
- 1935, Punch, volume 189, page 454:
- What a jolly run for our money!
How I don't like foxen!
Over we go, boys!
Joiks!
- 2012, Jenny Lawson, Let's Pretend This Never Happened:
- Victor and I are having a huge argument about whether or not to feed the foxen. Victor says yes, because they're adorable and— according to the neighbors—are quite tame. I say no, because we have a fat little pug who likes to frolic outside occasionally and I don't want to see him eaten. I thought we were on the same page about the fox, but then Victor went and threw an apple at it. And I was all, “What the fuck? We don't feed the foxen,” and he said, “I was throwing the apple at it to chase it away,” but Victor is a tremendous liar, and he didn't go to pick up the apple, probably because he knows that foxen love apple cider.