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lox
1[ 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
11940–45; <Yiddish laks salmon; compare Middle High German, Old High German lahs, cognate with Old English leax,Old Norse lax
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Other definitions for lox (2 of 2)
Origin of lox
21920–25; l(iquid)ox(ygen)
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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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