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hoxed

hoxed is the simple past and past participle of hox.

Meaning of hox

Verb

hox (third-person singular simple present hoxes, present participle hoxing, simple past and past participle hoxed)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To hock; to hamstring; to cripple; to disable.
    • To bide upon't: thou art not honest; or / If thou inclin'st that way, thou art a coward, / Which hoxes honesty behind, restraining / From course required.c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 1, scene 2
    Synonyms:
    hamstring, hock, hough

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Questions about hoxed

What is hoxed the simple past and past participle of?
Hoxed is the simple past and past participle of hox.

Words near hoxed in the dictionary

  1. Howzes
  2. howzit
  3. hox
  4. hox gene
  5. hox genes
  6. hoxed
  7. hoxes
  8. Hoxha
  9. Hoxhaism
  10. Hoxhaist
  11. Hoxhaists

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