rax

[ raks ]

/ ræks /

Scot. and North England

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verb (used without object)

to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.

to extend the hand.

verb (used with object)

to elongate; stretch.

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Origin of rax

First recorded before 1000; Middle English (north) rasken, raxen, Old English racsan, raxan; akin to Old English reccan, reccean “to stretch,” German recken

Words nearby rax

raw-pack method, raw score, raw silk, Rawsthorne, raw water, rax, ray, raya, rayah, Raybans, Rayburn

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How to use rax in a sentence

Herr Habl had ascended the Rax on previous occasions, and twice before by the Wolfsthal.
Adventures on the Roof of the World|Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
They are so arranged as to form, with the soft parts attached to them, two cavities, called the Tho´rax (chest) and Ab-do´men.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter
He gied the lad Horace a rax forrit by all accounts; but he never gied him proofs like yon.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Tho' rax, the region of the body between the head and abdomen.
A Guide for the Study of Animals|Worrallo Whitney

Her Grace turned to him and said, "Rax me a spaul o' that bubbly jock."
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character|Edward Bannerman Ramsay

British Dictionary definitions for rax

rax

/ (ræks) Scot /

verb

(tr) to stretch or extend

(intr) to reach out

(tr) to pass or give (something to a person) with the outstretched hand; reachrax me the salt

(tr) to strain or sprain

noun

the act of stretching or straining

Word Origin for rax

Old English raxan

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