The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brant-fox
Brant-fox \Brant"-fox`\, n. [For brand-fox; cf. G. brandfuchs, Sw. bradr["a]f. So called from its yellowish brown and somewhat black color. See Brand.] (Zo["o]l.) A kind of fox found in Sweden ( Vulpes alopex), smaller than the common fox ( Vulpes vulgaris), but probably a variety of it.
Wiktionary
brant-fox
n. ''Vulpes alopex'', a kind of fox found in Sweden, smaller than the common fox, but probably a variety of it.
Usage examples of "brant-fox".
A brant-fox, full of sly iniquity, That in the grove had lived two years, or three, Now by a fine premeditated plot That same night, breaking through the hedge, had got Into the yard where Chanticleer the fair Was wont, and all his wives too, to repair.