8 April 2015

vulpine

[vuhl-pahyn, -pin]

adjective
1. of or resembling a fox.
2. cunning or crafty.

Origin of vulpine

Latin
1620-1630; < Latin vulpīnus, equivalent to vulp (ēs) fox + -īnus -ine1

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Anagram

liven up
evil pun

Today’s aphorism

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

– Benjamin Franklin

On this day

8 April 1947 – birth of Larry Norman, pioneering Christian rock musician. Died 24 February 2008.

8 April 1861 – death of Elisha Graves Otis, American industrialist and founder of the Otis Elevator Company. In 1854, he put the finishing touches to his signature invention: a safety device to prevent elevators falling if the cable fails.