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silver-gray (fox)
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a variation of the silver fox characterized by the presence of many silver hairs, which give it a grayish appearance.
See: silver fox
Quotations
1773
. . . they daily expect an eminent Merchant who . . . has at length resolv'd . . . to purchase . . . Silver Grey Foxes, to a very large Amount.
1897
The Indians (Chippewayans) come in the early spring, to trade, bringing with them the valuable skins of the otter, the deer and the marten, the mink, the silver-gray fox, etc.
1908
At the fox-hunt they caught a silver grey and two reds. . . .