roxv.

Brit.

/rɒks/, U.S.

/rɑks/

Forms: 1800s– rocks (Leicestershire), 1800s– rox.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Earlier currency is probably implied by roxy adj. Compare earlier roxle v. Compare also earlier rot v.

English regional (chiefly midlands). Now rare.

1. intransitive. To decay, soften, slacken.

ΚΠ

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 185 Fruit, when it begins to decay, is said to rox.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) 228 Rox, to decay; to become spongy or soft. ‘It roxes at the end, loike’: said of a gate-post.

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 128 Rox, to soften. [Hazleton.]

2. transitive. To make soft; to loosen.

ΚΠ

1903 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 Certain medicines are praised as ‘roxing a cough’ or ‘roxing the phlegm’.

Derivatives

roxed adj. decayed; extremely soft.

ΚΠ

1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 26 Roxed, applied to fruit, means decayed.

1898 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 3 Dec. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 [South Worcestershire.] For sale, prime roxed turf.

1903 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 [South Worcestershire.] Apples and pears are often said to be roxed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rox
释义	roxv. Brit. /rɒks/, U.S. /rɑks/ Forms: 1800s– rocks (Leicestershire), 1800s– rox. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Earlier currency is probably implied by roxy adj. Compare earlier roxle v. Compare also earlier rot v. English regional (chiefly midlands). Now rare. 1. intransitive. To decay, soften, slacken. ΚΠ 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 185 Fruit, when it begins to decay, is said to rox. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) 228 Rox, to decay; to become spongy or soft. ‘It roxes at the end, loike’: said of a gate-post. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 128 Rox, to soften. [Hazleton.] 2. transitive. To make soft; to loosen. ΚΠ 1903 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 Certain medicines are praised as ‘roxing a cough’ or ‘roxing the phlegm’. Derivatives roxed adj. decayed; extremely soft. ΚΠ 1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 26 Roxed, applied to fruit, means decayed. 1898 Berrow's Worcester Jrnl. 3 Dec. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 [South Worcestershire.] For sale, prime roxed turf. 1903 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 [South Worcestershire.] Apples and pears are often said to be roxed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1854
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