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rax
[raks]
/ræks/
Scot.
and
North England
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verb (used without object)
1.
to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
2.
to extend the hand.
verb (used with object)
3.
to elongate; stretch.
Origin of
rax
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Middle English
Old English
1000
before 1000;
Middle English
(north)
raxen,
Old English
raxan;
akin to
Old English
reccean
to stretch,
German
recken
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British Dictionary definitions for
raxes
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rax
/
ræks
/
verb
1.
(
transitive
) to stretch or extend
2.
(
intransitive
) to reach out
3.
(
transitive
) to pass or give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand; reach:
rax me the salt
4.
(
transitive
) to strain or sprain
noun
5.
the act of stretching or straining
Word Origin
Old English
raxan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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