PDF Coat of Arms. + Extended History. The surname Foxx was first found in County Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
Wrest(verb) to tune with a wrest, or key. Wrest(noun) the act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence, distortion; perversion. Wrest(noun) active or moving power. Wrest(noun) a key to tune a stringed instrument of music. Wrest(noun) a partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the buckets is determined.
wrestÂ·ed, wrestÂ·ing, wrests . To obtain or remove by pulling with twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands. To take possession of forcefully; seize or usurp: wrested the islands from the settlers; wrested power from the monarchy. To gain or extract with persistent effort; wring: wrested concessions from their opponents. noun. Music