phynxn.
/fɪŋks/, U.S. /fɪŋks/ rare.
= Sphinx n.
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 9/1 Pallas [is drawn] with an Helmet..and..on her Helmet a Phynx or Cock.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 201/2 The Phynx, or Sphynga, or Sphynx..are..in the shape of Women.
1799 J. Simco Catal. Bks. 176 Bagnell's (William) Phynx Thebanus, with his Oedipus, or ingenious Riddles.
1997 Scotsman (Nexis) 19 June 17 Yet the work remains something of a phynx without a secret; full of lush romanticism, yet lacking a powerful theme to hook its audience.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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