paxwax

[ paks-waks ]

/ ˈpæksˌwæks /

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noun British Dialect.

the neck ligament; nuchal ligament.

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Origin of paxwax

1400–50; late Middle English, alteration of Middle English fax wax literally, hair growth (compare Old English feax hair, weaxan to grow; see wax²); compare German Haarwachs sinew, literally, hair growth

Words nearby paxwax

Paxman, Paxos, Pax Romana, Paxton, pax vobiscum, paxwax, pay, payable, pay a call, pay a compliment, pay-and-display

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How to use paxwax in a sentence

Whitleather, hwit′leth-ėr, n. leather dressed with alum, white leather: the paxwax or nuchal ligament of the ox.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Paxwax, paks′waks, n. the strong tendon in the neck of animals.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for paxwax

paxwax

/ (ˈpæksˌwæks) /

noun

dialect a strong ligament in the neck of many mammals, which supports the head

Word Origin for paxwax

C15: changed from C14 fax wax, probably from Old English feax hair of the head, wax growth

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