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paxwax

[ paks-waks ]

noun

, British Dialect.
  1. the neck ligament; nuchal ligament.


paxwax

/ ˈpæksˌwæks /

noun

  1. dialect.
    a strong ligament in the neck of many mammals, which supports the head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of paxwax1

1400–50; late Middle English, alteration of Middle English fax wax literally, hair growth (compare Old English feax hair, weaxan to grow; wax 2 ); compare German Haarwachs sinew, literally, hair growth
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Word History and Origins

Origin of paxwax1

C15: changed from C14 fax wax, probably from Old English feax hair of the head, wax growth
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Example Sentences

Whitleather, hwit′leth-ėr, n. leather dressed with alum, white leather: the paxwax or nuchal ligament of the ox.

Paxwax, paks′waks, n. the strong tendon in the neck of animals.

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