lox

[ loks ]

/ lɒks /

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noun

a kind of brine-cured salmon, having either a salt cure (Scandinavian lox ) or a sugar cure (Nova Scotia lox ), often eaten with cream cheese on a bagel.

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Origin of lox

1940–45; <Yiddish laks salmon; compare Middle High German, Old High German lahs, cognate with Old English leax,Old Norse lax

Words nearby lox

lowveld, low-velocity zone, low water, low-water mark, low wine, lox, loxodont, loxodrome, loxodromic, loxodromics, loxoscelism

Other definitions for lox (2 of 2)

lox²

or LOX

[ loks ]

/ lɒks /

noun

liquid oxygen.

Origin of lox

1920–25; l(iquid)ox(ygen)

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How to use lox in a sentence

I love to break the fast with herring and with the very American bagel, lox, and cream cheese.
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"You shall not, wicked one," said the Crane, and he threw Lox into the deepest part of the stream.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
So long did Lox take to untie the knotted hair-string that when he came down it was quite dark.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
Scarcely had they reached the opposite bank when Lox appeared on the scene, very angry and out of breath.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence

The younger sat down and began to weep, thinking that Lox would certainly overtake them.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
Once more Lox ascended the tall pine, and strove with the knots which the cunning fairy had tied.
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British Dictionary definitions for lox (1 of 2)

lox¹

/ (lɒks) /

noun

a kind of smoked salmon

Word Origin for lox

C19: from Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs salmon

British Dictionary definitions for lox (2 of 2)

lox²

/ (lɒks) /

noun

short for liquid oxygen, esp when used as an oxidizer for rocket fuels

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