foxproof

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

fox +‎ -proof

Adjective[edit]

foxproof (comparative more foxproof, superlative most foxproof)

  1. Resistant to the predations of foxes.
    We raise our chickens in a foxproof pen.

Verb[edit]

foxproof (third-person singular simple present foxproofs, present participle foxproofing, simple past and past participle foxproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes.