raxedadj.
/rakst/, U.S. /rækst/, Scottish English /rɔkst/ That is or has been raxed; strained, wrenched.
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wrenched1556
sprained1606
strained1611
raxed1824
ricked1839
paratonic1857
wrangled1876
sprung1912
pulled1913
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xi. 247 Cloured crowns were plenty, and raxed necks came into fashion.
1898 N. Munro John Splendid xv. 147 A raxed shoulder he had met with at Dumbarton.
1926 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ Drunk Man Looks at Thistle 76 Move coonter to the force in me that hauds Me raxed and rigid and ridiculous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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