foxien.
/ˈfɒksi/, U.S. /ˈfɑksi/, Australian English /ˈfɔksi/, New Zealand English /ˈfɒksi/ Australian and New Zealand colloquial.
A fox-terrier.
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wire hair1884
wire1892
foxie1906
1906 E. Dyson Fact'ry 'Ands xviii. 246 Like er bally foxie after er rat.
1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 13 Sept. 21/1 The first dog I loved lived long—a fat old foxie older than I.
1948 D. Ballantyne Cunninghams ii. xv. 235 The dog—a dirty-coated foxie—whimpered across the kitchen.
1966 Weekly News (N.Z.) 27 Apr. 40 (caption) The smooth-haired ‘foxie’ probably developed later than the wire-haired type.
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