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foxc1000

figurative. A man likened for craftiness to a fox.

yepea1250

slies1297

plural. Skilful or crafty persons. †Also singular, one who is skilled or cunning.

wily-man1393

(as a proper name).

wilyc1400

elliptical as n. A wily person or animal; in quot. 1460 as proper name (cf. compounds 1). Obsolete.

sneck-drawer1402

One who draws or lifts a sneck or latch (in order to enter stealthily); a crafty, flattering, or sly fellow (cf. quot. 1808).

piea1425

In extended use. A cunning, sly, or wily person. Obsolete.

wily-piec1450

artificera1500

An artful, cunning, or devious person; a trickster, a dissembler. Now rare.

tod?a1513

figurative. A person likened to a fox (specifically to its proverbial cunning); a sly or crafty person.

Sim Subtlea1529

Combined with another word so as to form a name or nickname. a cunning, subtle, or sly person.

serpentinea1533

A wily, cunning person. Obsolete.

prata1542

A cunning person.

wily beguile1550

also frequently in jingling form wily beguily (and similar expressions) originally in to play wily beguile oneself (also later in various corrupt…

wily-wat?1550

elfa1556

transferred. A tricksy, mischievous, sometimes a spiteful and malicious creature. to play the elf: to act elfishly, maliciously.

dog fox1609

depreciative. In extended use, applied to a man. Obsolete.

saccularian1652

One of a class of jugglers mentioned in the Digest.

sly-cap1681

a sly or cunning person.

sly-boots1699

A sly, cunning, or crafty person; one who does things on the sly. Frequently in mild or jocular use, and usually in plural form.

craftsmaster1717

A master of cunning, deception, or trickery. Cf. craft, n. 7. Obsolete.

scunge1824

A sly or vicious person.

sleeveen1834

An untrustworthy or cunning person.

chickaleary1869

A person who is aware, alert, or savvy; a crafty or cunning person, esp. (in the language of costermongers) a fellow costermonger. Also: an…

sneck-draw1886

rusée1889

A sly or cunning woman. Cf. rusé, adj.

slypuss1942

a cunning or deceitful girl, a minx.

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