n. [ AS. fixen a she-fox, for fyxen, fem. of fox. See Fox. ] 1. A female fox. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either sex, now only of a woman. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
She was a vixen when she went to school. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a vixen; vixenish. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]