oxter

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The armpit. Ireland,Northern-England,Scotland
    — 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, […]
动词 v.
  1. To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of. transitive
    — They oxter him into the building.

词形变化

oxters plural oxters present,singular,third-person oxtering participle,present oxtered participle,past oxtered past

词源

词源 1
Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ōxta, ōhsta, related to Old English ōxn (“armpit”), Old English eax (“axis, axle”), and eaxl (“shoulder”). See also axis and axon.
词源 2
Apparently from Middle English *oxtere, *oxte, from Old English ōxta, ōhsta, related to Old English ōxn (“armpit”), Old English eax (“axis, axle”), and eaxl (“shoulder”). See also axis and axon.
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