verb
Meaning 1
To equivocate; to dodge the issue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pussyfoot
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pollyfox
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History
Etymology
Attested since 1860s. Unknown etymology - a column in a 1921 issue of The Weekly Review speculated it might be an eponym.