oxter

[ ok-ster ]

/ ˈɒk stər /

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noun Scot. and North England.

the armpit.

Origin of oxter

1490–1500; akin to Old English ōcusta armpit, Old Norse (h)ōstr throat

Words nearby oxter

Oxonian, oxonium compound, oxo process, oxpecker, oxtail, oxter, oxtongue, ox-tongue partisan, Oxus, oxy-, oxyacetylene

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Example sentences from the Web for oxter

With a Bible under his oxter, and a 'bowet' new lit in his right hand, he accompanied me swiftly up the street.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease
He will hear a pluff o' pouther gang blaff at his oxter some fine day, that he'll be the waur o'!
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett
And as she said this, she held up her oxter, as if to tak me below't.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various
A friendly hand gripped him below the oxter, and, peering up, he discerned the Minister.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease

Yet he could get a' the wives he wants, by just coming doon like a tod aff the hill, and takin' yin below his oxter.
The Men of the Moss-Hags|S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for oxter

oxter

/ (ˈɒkstə) /

noun

Scot, Irish and Northern English dialect the armpit

Word Origin for oxter

C16: from Old English oxta; related to Old High German Ahsala, Latin axilla

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	oxter
释义	oxter [ ok-ster ] / ˈɒk stər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oxter ON THESAURUS.COM noun Scot. and North England. the armpit. Origin of oxter 1490–1500; akin to Old English ōcusta armpit, Old Norse (h)ōstr throat Words nearby oxter Oxonian, oxonium compound, oxo process, oxpecker, oxtail, oxter, oxtongue, ox-tongue partisan, Oxus, oxy-, oxyacetylene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oxter With a Bible under his oxter, and a 'bowet' new lit in his right hand, he accompanied me swiftly up the street. Border Ghost Stories\|Howard Pease He will hear a pluff o' pouther gang blaff at his oxter some fine day, that he'll be the waur o'! The Men of the Moss-Hags\|S. R. Crockett And as she said this, she held up her oxter, as if to tak me below't. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland\|Various A friendly hand gripped him below the oxter, and, peering up, he discerned the Minister. Border Ghost Stories\|Howard Pease Yet he could get a' the wives he wants, by just coming doon like a tod aff the hill, and takin' yin below his oxter. The Men of the Moss-Hags\|S. R. Crockett British Dictionary definitions for oxter oxter / (ˈɒkstə) / noun Scot, Irish and Northern English dialect the armpit Word Origin for oxter C16: from Old English oxta; related to Old High German Ahsala, Latin axilla Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to oxter axilla
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oxter

noun Scot. and North England.

Origin of oxter

Words nearby oxter

Example sentences from the Web for oxter

British Dictionary definitions for oxter

noun

Word Origin for oxter

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