foxie

English

Etymology

From fox +‎ -ie.

Noun

foxie (plural foxies)

(childish) Diminutive of fox.
(Australia, New Zealand) A fox terrier.
- 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 21:
  He was a spare fellow, eager as a foxie, with the remains of a good profile and some remnants of grey curl.

Translations

diminutive of "fox"

Dutch: vosje (nl)
Esperanto: vulpĉjo

fox terrier

Esperanto: vulpa terhundo
Finnish: foksi (fi), kettis, kettuterrieri (fi)
French: fox-terrier (fr) m

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