vix ‧ en /ˈvɪks ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: fixen 'vixen' (15-18 centuries) , from Old English fyxe 'vixen' , from fox ]
1 . a female ↑ fox
2 . literary an offensive word for a woman who is bad-tempered or who fights
vix ‧ en /ˈvɪks ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: fixen 'vixen' (15-18 centuries) , from Old English fyxe 'vixen' , from fox ]
1 . a female ↑ fox
2 . literary an offensive word for a woman who is bad-tempered or who fights
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012