OXTER

Etymology

Noun

oxter (plural oxters)

(chiefly, Scotland, Ireland) The armpit. [from 15th c.]

Verb

oxter (third-person singular simple present oxters, present participle oxtering, simple past and past participle oxtered)

(transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.

Anagrams

• extro-, retox

Source: Wiktionary


Ox"ter, n. Etym: [AS. ohsta.]

Definition: The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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