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/ok"steuhr/, n. Scot. and North Eng.the armpit.[1490-1500; akin to OE ocusta armpit, ON (h)ostr throat]
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Oxter — Ox ter, n. [AS. [=o]hsta.] The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oxter — ► NOUN Scottish & N. English ▪ a person s armpit. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
oxter — noun The armpit. And begob there he was passing the door with his books under his oxter and the wife beside him and Corny Kelleher with his wall eye looking in as they went past … Wiktionary
oxter — I Scottish Vernacular Dictionary noun: An armpit. Example: S mibbe Feb ry, bit it s aye Augist in alow yir oxters II Cleveland Dialect List the arm pit III North Country (Newcastle) Words the arm hole or pit IV Mid Ulster English armpit, under… … English dialects glossary
Oxter — armpit (Put the pipes under your oxter) … Scottish slang
oxter — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), alteration of Old English ōxta; akin to Old English eax axis, axle more at axis Date: 15th century 1. chiefly Scottish & Irish armpit 1 2. chiefly Scottish & Irish arm … New Collegiate Dictionary
oxter — n. (Scottish and Irish) armpit; arm v. walk arm in arm; take under the arm … English contemporary dictionary
oxter — [ ɒkstə] noun Scottish & N. English a person s armpit. Origin OE ōhsta, ōxta … English new terms dictionary
oxter — ox·ter … English syllables
oxter — To walk arm in arm … Grandiloquent dictionary
