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hoxes

hoxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hoxes

What is hoxes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hoxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hox.

Words near hoxes in the dictionary

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

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