RESOURCEFUL, FOX, SILVER FOX, ARCTIC  FOX 2. the fur of a fox  3. a sly, crafty person  4. Naut. a strand of ropes twisted together  5.  [Obs.] a kind of sword --vt. 1. to make (beer, etc.) sour by fermenting 2.  [from the color of a fox] 3. to trick by slyness or craftiness   4. to bewilder or baffle  5. a) to repair (boots, shoes, etc.)with new upper leather b) to trim (the upper of a shoe) with leather 6.  [Obs] to intoxicate --vt. 1. to become sour: said of beer, etc. 2. to become stained: said of book leaves, etc. --foxed adj.

fox•y (fäk´se) adj. fox´ier, fox´iest. 1. foxlike; resourceful, crafty; wily; sly 2. foxlike; crafty; wily; sly.