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oxter
[ ok-ster ]
/ ˈɒk stər /
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noun Scot. and North England.
the armpit.
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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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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
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