FOX
Fox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foxed; p. pr. & vb. n. Foxing.] Etym: [See
Fox, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]
1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed. Pepys.
2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
FOX
Fox, v. i.
Defn: To turn sour; — said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
FOXEARTH
Fox"earth`, n.
Defn: A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself.
FRACAS Fra"cas (; F. , n. Etym: [F., crash, din, tumult, It. fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in pieces, perh. fr. fra within, among (L. infra) + cassare to annul, cashier. Cf. Cashier, v. t.]
Defn: An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.