- oxters
- Everyday English Slang in Irelandn armpits
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oxters
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oxters — n. (Scottish and Irish) armpit; arm v. walk arm in arm; take under the arm … English contemporary dictionary
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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
ox|ter — «OKS tuhr», noun, verb. Scottish. –n. the armpit: »Wi his sleeves up tae his oxters (Ian Maclaren). –v.t. to support or lift by the arm or armpit. ╂[apparently Old English ōxta. See related etym. at axle. (Cf. ↑axle)] … Useful english dictionary
