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oxter (iou)



oxter noun & verb. Chiefly Scot., Anglo-Irish, & north.
[Old English oxta, ohsta, from base also of Old English oxn = Old High German ochasa (Dutch oksel), ahsala (German Achsel), cogn. with Latin AXILLA: extended in late Middle English by -er suffix.]
A. noun. The armpit; the underside of the upper arm. Also, the corresponding part of an animal's forelimb. OE.
b. verb trans. Support by the arm, walk arm in arm with; put one's arm around. L18.