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Samson (fox) [< Samson, the Israelite judge, who destroyed the Philistines' grain by letting loose foxes with torches tied to their tails (Judges 15, 4-5)] Fur Trade 
n. a red fox lacking guard hairs, giving its fur a burnt appearance.
- 1921 (1955) Foxes that were burned like these were what we called "Samsons," and were useless.
- 1933 He said he weren't goin' to . . . go clear into Canada [from Labrador] to trap a few weasels and Samson foxes.
- 1921 (1955) Foxes that were burned like these were what we called "Samsons," and were useless.