foxed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb deceive somebody
    play tricks; flim-flam; play a joke on; fox; pull a fast one on; trick; play a trick on; fob.
    • We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
  2. verb be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
    bedevil; discombobulate; confuse; fox; confound; befuddle; fuddle; throw.
    • These questions confuse even the experts
    • This question completely threw me
    • This question befuddled even the teacher
  3. verb become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
    fox.

WordNet


Foxed adjective
Definitions
  1. Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings.
  2. Repaired by foxing; as, foxed boots.

Webster 1913