Timeline for Etymology of "fox grape"
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| Apr 14, 2017 at 18:21 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I never heard of fox grapes, but might they not have blotches? I'm thinking of something like the noble rot on grapes used to make some dessert wines. | |
| Apr 14, 2017 at 18:15 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I've always understood that slightly foxed originally applied to the presence of blotchy mould patches on old books bindings - a matter of appearance rather than a musty smell. But even in my childhood 50 years ago it was often used of stale-smelling clothes (or more metaphorical & jocular, sweaty feet). | |
| Apr 14, 2017 at 17:24 | history | answered | R.M. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |