Vixen
Pronunciation : Vix"en
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. fixen a she-fox, for fyxen, fem. of fox. See Fox.]
Definition : 1. A female fox. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman. Barrow. She was a vixen when she went to school. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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