she-fox

plural she-foxes

1. rareSynonym of vixen.

   […]he was begotten of the Old Dragon, upon a ſhe Fox, or Vixon ; yet for all his Cunning, he was Tryed, found guilty, and Beheaded;[…]

   1652, W.B., Experiences and Tears

   2 more examples

   fixen, This is the name of a ſhee-fox, otherwiſe & more anciently foxin. It is in reproche applyed to a woman whoſe nature and condition is thereby compared to the ſhee-fox.

   1605, Richard Verstegen, A Restitution of Decayed Intelligence.

   A Lioneſs being upbraided by a She-Fox, that ſhe was not Fruitful, bringing forth but one young at a time; anſwered, 'Tis true, but what I am then delivered of, is a Lion. / Excellence conſists not in Quantity, but Quality.

   1689, Philip Ayres, Esq., Mythologia Ethica: or, Three Centuries of Æsopian Fables

   Synonyms: vixen