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oxter

(transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive) To hug with the arms, or support by taking the arm of.

They oxter him into the building.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(chiefly, Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The armpit.

Origin: Apparently from , *oxte, from , ōhsta, related to , , and shoulder. See also axis and axon. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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