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swift (fox)†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
a small fox, Vulpes velox hebes, once common on the prairies.
See: kit fox(def. 1a)
Quotations
1853
There, too, may be seen the . . . "swift fox."
<i>c</i>1902
The hairs are coarse, horsey, indistinctly marked, and the fur is of small value to the trader; so dainty little swift, who looks as if nature made him for a pet dog instead of a fox, is slighted by the hunter.