Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dialectal, obsolete)To equivocate; to dodge the issue.

Origin

Attested since 1860s. Unknown etymology - a column in a 1921 issue of The Weekly Review sp

Attested since 1860s. Unknown etymology - a column in a 1921 issue of The Weekly Review speculated it might be an eponym.

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Forms

pollyfoxes, pollyfoxing, pollyfoxed, pollyfoxed
Base formpollyfox · to pollyfox
3rd person singularpollyfoxes
Present participlepollyfoxing
Past simplepollyfoxed
Past participlepollyfoxed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypollyfox
he, she, itpollyfoxes

Past simpleLesson

all personspollyfoxed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pollyfoxed
he, she, ithas pollyfoxed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pollyfox

Synonyms

1 synonyms
pussyfoot

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
polluteA2polluterpollutionA1poloB2poltergeistpoly

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