FOX, in Zoology. See CANIS, MAMMALIA Index.
The fox is a great nuisance to the husbandman, by taking away and destroying his lambs, geese, poultry, &c. The common way to catch him is by gins; which being baited, and a train made by drawing raw flesh across his usual paths or haunts to the gin, it proves an inducement to bring him to the place of destruction.
The fox is also a beast of chase, and is taken with greyhounds, terriers, &c. See HUNTING.