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Oxter

The armpit.

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noun
  1. 1

    The armpit.

verb
  1. 1

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

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nowtnoun(Northern England, Sussex, Berkshire) Naught, nothing.
snecknoun(Northern England, Scotland) A latch or catch.
troakverb(Scotland) To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.
ondenoun(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) breath
yarphanoun(obsolete, Scotland, Orkney) Peat bog.
southronnoun(archaic, Scotland) Synonym of Englishman.
airthnounA village in the north of Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8987).
chaftnoun(dialect, Scotland, Northern England) The jaw.
breenoun(Scotland) The brow; forehead.
'arfnoun(British, representing nonstandard or dialect pronunciation, especially Cockney) Half.
wamenoun(Scotland, Northern England) The belly.
loofnounThe spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).
oxgangnoun(historical) The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.
oasthousenounAlternative spelling of oast house. [(British) A building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.]
oraturenounThe oral equivalent of literature: a collection of traditional folk songs, stories, etc., that is communicated orally rather than in writing.
owlernoun(Lancashire, Northern English dialectal) The alder tree.
oxf.nounAbbreviation of Oxford. [A city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, famous for its university.]
harrnoun(carpentry) The stile that bears the hinges of a gate.
abunenoun(Northern England, Scotland) Alternative form of aboon [(Scotland, British dialect) Above.]
torfernoun(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Difficulty, trouble.

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