oxter

n. 腋, 腋窝

发音

其它 /ˈɒkstə(ɹ)/

词形变化

oxters 复数 oxters oxtered oxtering oxters 三单 oxtering 现在分词 oxtered 过去式 oxtered 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The armpit.

    爱尔兰 苏格兰

    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, […]

v.
  1. 1.

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

    及物

词源

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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