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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How to use oxter in a sentence

O'Grady drank a couple of naggins, put the pipes under his oxter (arm-pit) and said, "I'm ready to go with ye now."
Legends of Saints & Sinners|Douglas Hyde
With a Bible under his oxter, and a 'bowet' new lit in his right hand, he accompanied me swiftly up the street.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease
A friendly hand gripped him below the oxter, and, peering up, he discerned the Minister.
Border Ghost Stories|Howard Pease
He twirls in reversed directions a clouded cane, then wedges it tight in his oxter.
Ulysses|James Joyce

To those who know not the pipes, the feel of the bag in the oxter is a gaiety lost.
The Lost Pibroch|Neil Munro

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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