paxwax

paxwax
/paks"waks'/, n. Brit. Dial.
the neck ligament; nuchal ligament.
[1400-50; late ME, alter. of ME fax wax lit., hair growth (cf. OE feax hair, weaxan to grow; see WAX2); cf. G Haarwachs sinew, lit., hair growth]

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  • packwax — Paxwax Pax wax , n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. fea? hair (akin to OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See {Wax} to grow, and cf. {Faxed}, {Pectinate}.] (Anat.) The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It connects the back of the skull with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Whitleather — Whit leath er, n. [White + leather.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable for its pliability and toughness; white leather. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The paxwax. See {Paxwax}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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