oxter
oxter · oxters
The armpitThe armpit.
/ˈɒkstə(ɹ)/
Meaning
1 senses(Ireland, Northern England, Scotland)The armpit.
Origin
Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ōxta, ōhsta, related to OlApparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ōxta, ōhsta, related to Old English ōxn (“armpit”), Old English eax (“axis, axle”), and eaxl (“shoulder”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“joint of the shoulder”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”). See also axis and axon.
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