"foxproof" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more foxproof [comparative], most foxproof [superlative]
Etymology: fox + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fox|proof}} fox + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} foxproof (comparative more foxproof, superlative most foxproof)
  1. Resistant to the predations of foxes.
    Sense id: en-foxproof-en-adj-8LDf47da Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 47 53

Verb

Forms: foxproofs [present, singular, third-person], foxproofing [participle, present], foxproofed [participle, past], foxproofed [past]
Etymology: fox + -proof Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fox|proof}} fox + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} foxproof (third-person singular simple present foxproofs, present participle foxproofing, simple past and past participle foxproofed)
  1. (transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foxproof-en-verb-OHtAsygh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 47 53

Inflected forms

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